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What 19 owners told NHTSA about the 2023 Porsche Taycan Turbo S

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 (19)Crash / fire / injury (3)Electrical system (9)Brakes (7)Engine (4)Airbags (1)Body & structure (1)Driver assistance (1)Fuel system (1)Speed control (1)Transmission & drivetrain (1)Visibility & wipers (1)

2 of 19 complaints match · Brakes · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Apr 21, 2025Speed controlBrakesCrash

Backing out of a parking space, the car automatically stopped as it should when approaching a curb. When I put the car back in drive and let off the brake, it lurched forward, I then hit the brake and it continued to accelerate for about 20 feet and hit a granite wall.

NHTSA ODI 11655856

Jun 27, 2024BrakesCrash

The contact owns a 2023 Porsche Taycan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH in stop-and-go traffic a second vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle causing the vehicle to crash into the rear of a third vehicle. The contact stated that during the incident the braking system had malfunctioned and the vehicle did not immediately stop while pressing the brake pedal causing the rear end collision. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 3,000.

NHTSA ODI 11597160

Working with the data? Download all 19 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 18, 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 2023 Porsche Taycan Turbo S verdict →