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MOT reliability

Porsche 996turbo

2 vehicles · 22 completed MOT tests analysed
86%
MOT pass rate

Based on 2 Porsche 996turbo vehicles and 22 completed MOT tests, the Porsche 996turbo has an overall 86% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 50,768 miles.

2
Vehicles
22
MOT tests
2,346
Avg miles / year
0.9
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Porsche 996turbo problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Porsche 996turbo MOT tests:

  • Other105%
  • Body & structure5%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension5%
  • Lamps & electrical5%

Porsche 996turbo pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
31100%
41100%
51100%
7250%
91100%
101100%
111100%
121100%
131100%
141100%
15250%
161100%
171100%
181100%
191100%
201100%

Fuel types: Petrol (2)

Most common Porsche 996turbo MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Porsche 996turbo MOT tests:

  1. general underbody corroded (3 times)
  2. Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) (2 times)
  3. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded caliper to flexi (3.6.B.2c) (2 times)
  4. Oil leak engine (2 times)
  5. fuel cap seal cracked slightly (2 times)
  6. general corrosion (2 times)
  7. Offside front steering arm has slight wear in the inner bush (1 times)
  8. Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) (1 times)
  9. sills coverd (1 times)
  10. front tyres wearing inner edge (1 times)
  11. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly chafed caliper to flexi (3.6.B.2c) (1 times)
  12. Offside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  13. osf nsf shocker bodies corroded (1 times)
  14. osf nsf shocker bump stops and seals split (1 times)
  15. Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i)) (1 times)

Porsche 996turbo pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2002 1 21 86% 77,065
2001 1 1 100% 24,471

Porsche 996turbo reliability FAQ

Across 2 Porsche 996turbo vehicles in our MOT data, 86% pass the MOT (a 14% failure rate), with about 0.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Porsche 996turbo MOT issues are: general underbody corroded; Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2); Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded caliper to flexi (3.6.B.2c).

The typical Porsche 996turbo in our data has covered around 50,768 miles.

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