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Porsche Boxster vs Porsche Carrarea: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Porsche Boxster
83%
MOT pass rate · 46,488 vehicles
Porsche Carrarea
80%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Porsche Boxster (83%) and Porsche Carrarea (80%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Porsche Boxster Porsche Carrarea
MOT pass rate 83% ✓ 80%
MOT failure rate 17% ✓ 20%
Faults & advisories per test 1.4 1.2 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 1% 0% ✓
Average mileage 74,547 mi 14,993 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 46,488 1

Most common faults

Porsche Boxster

  1. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Porsche Carrarea

  1. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
  2. Headlamp masks/converters fitted
  3. Nail in nearside rear tyre
  4. Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)
  5. Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)
  6. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Porsche Boxster (83%) and Porsche Carrarea (80%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

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Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.