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MOT reliability

Porsche 911 carrera cabrio

63 vehicles · 73 completed MOT tests analysed
86%
MOT pass rate

Based on 63 Porsche 911 carrera cabrio vehicles and 73 completed MOT tests, the Porsche 911 carrera cabrio has an overall 86% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 57,328 miles.

63
Vehicles
73
MOT tests
1,809
Avg miles / year
0.7
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Porsche 911 carrera cabrio problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Porsche 911 carrera cabrio MOT tests:

  • Other115%
  • Brakes17%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension8%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%

Porsche 911 carrera cabrio pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
51100%
63100%
81100%
91100%
10367%
11683%
125100%
13683%
14683%
153100%
162100%
17450%
181100%
19475%
20250%

Fuel types: LPG (33), Petrol (29), Other (1)

Most common Porsche 911 carrera cabrio MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Porsche 911 carrera cabrio MOT tests:

  1. Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components (4 times)
  2. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3 times)
  3. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (3 times)
  4. Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (3 times)
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  6. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  7. Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b)) (2 times)
  8. Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  10. n/s/f and o/s/f tyres wearing inside edge (1 times)
  11. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (1 times)
  12. Nearside Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d) (1 times)
  13. Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  14. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (1 times)
  15. both front tyres worn uneven / low on inside edge (1 times)

Porsche 911 carrera cabrio pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2001 1 2 100% 18,167
2000 1 1 100% 75,049
1999 1 9 78% 58,616
1996 1 4 50% 75,352
1995 5 29 86% 59,224
1994 2 21 90% 43,312
1992 1 3 100% 62,176

Porsche 911 carrera cabrio reliability FAQ

Across 63 Porsche 911 carrera cabrio vehicles in our MOT data, 86% pass the MOT (a 14% failure rate), with about 0.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Porsche 911 carrera cabrio MOT issues are: Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components; Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)).

The typical Porsche 911 carrera cabrio in our data has covered around 57,328 miles.

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