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What 13 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Porsche Panamera

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (13)Crash / fire / injury (1)Engine (5)Body & structure (2)Electrical system (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Fuel system (1)Lights (1)Speed control (1)Steering (1)

1 of 13 complaints match · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

May 8, 2021Electrical systemFire

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND YELLOW SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER GLOVEBOX ON PASSENGER SIDE FOLLOWED BY FIRE FLAMES BETWEEN DASH AND WINDOW. AND UNDER GLOVE BOX MELTING ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER GLOVE BOX AREA ABS FLOOR. FORE REIGNITED AFTER BEING PUT OUT ICOMPLETELY INITIALLY.

NHTSA ODI 11415683

Working with the data? Download all 13 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Porsche Panamera verdict →