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MOT reliability

Porsche 964

29 vehicles · 124 completed MOT tests analysed
83%
MOT pass rate

Based on 29 Porsche 964 vehicles and 124 completed MOT tests, the Porsche 964 has an overall 83% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 90,358 miles.

29
Vehicles
124
MOT tests
1,735
Avg miles / year
0.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Porsche 964 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Porsche 964 MOT tests:

  • Other99%
  • Emissions & nuisance14%
  • Brakes6%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension6%
  • Body & structure5%
  • Lamps & electrical3%
  • Steering1%
  • Visibility1%

Porsche 964 pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
11100%
121100%
13367%
141100%
15580%
16786%
17475%
18475%
19475%
202100%

Fuel types: Petrol (29)

Most common Porsche 964 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Porsche 964 MOT tests:

  1. Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components (3 times)
  2. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (3 times)
  3. Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c) (2 times)
  4. Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (2 times)
  5. Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e) (2 times)
  6. Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d) (2 times)
  7. nail in n/s/r tyre (2 times)
  8. Front tyre's are starting to pearsh (2 times)
  9. headlamp lens converters added to headlamp lens's to provide a flat beam pattern (2 times)
  10. Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (2 times)
  11. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (2 times)
  12. Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i)) (2 times)
  13. Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users (1.8.A.1a) (1 times)
  14. Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8) (1 times)
  15. Horn control missing (1.6.1) (1 times)

Porsche 964 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2017 1 2 100% 60
1994 1 5 40% 12,630
1993 4 7 100% 46,704
1992 3 27 89% 101,806
1991 9 38 87% 87,575
1990 9 40 75% 131,780
1989 2 5 100% 70,623

Porsche 964 reliability FAQ

Across 29 Porsche 964 vehicles in our MOT data, 83% pass the MOT (a 17% failure rate), with about 0.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Porsche 964 MOT issues are: Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components; Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b); Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c).

The typical Porsche 964 in our data has covered around 90,358 miles.

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