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What 69 owners told NHTSA about the 2021 Porsche Taycan 4s With Performance Pack

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 (69)Crash / fire / injury (6)Electrical system (37)Engine (16)Transmission & drivetrain (11)Brakes (8)Backup camera & sensors (5)Driver assistance (4)Fuel system (3)Visibility & wipers (3)Speed control (2)Airbags (1)

2 of 69 complaints match · Speed control · clear filters

Dec 1, 2024Electrical systemSpeed controlEngine

I bought this car a few weeks ago and drove only 300 miles so far. I was pulling out of my neighborhood onto the Main Street, when I turned then started to accelerate I received an error saying engine control error and my car came to a screeching halt. The accelerator stopped working and the car made some loud grinding noises and no functions were working.luckily nobody was behind me. I turned off the vehicle and when I powered it back on everything is working as normal. This vehicle was just serviced at Porsche a few days ago before the event

NHTSA ODI 11628131

Mar 24, 2022Speed control

The Taycan offers what Porsche calls Porsche Innodrive (PID). PID once activated, the car uses navigation information and road signs to automatically adjust the vehicle's speed to the maximum speed limit of the road. In some locations, the vehicle abruptly reduces its speed because PID misreads a Truck Speed Limit sign, e.g.: the vehicle is moving at 65 mph, then it abruptly reduces the speed to 35 mph, which can cause another closely following vehicle to crash into the Taycan.

NHTSA ODI 11458091

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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 2021 Porsche Taycan 4s With Performance Pack verdict →