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MOT reliability

Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s

102 vehicles · 1,257 completed MOT tests analysed
81%
MOT pass rate

Based on 102 Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s vehicles and 1,257 completed MOT tests, the Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s has an overall 81% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 72,139 miles.

102
Vehicles
1,257
MOT tests
3,020
Avg miles / year
1.3
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s MOT tests:

  • Other68%
  • Brakes17%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension16%
  • Lamps & electrical6%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Visibility2%
  • Steering2%
  • Body & structure1%

Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s pass rate by age

How the Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
2450%
35884%
46090%
55789%
66673%
75192%
86277%
95976%
106383%
116379%
125981%
136075%
146477%
155481%
166073%
174883%
185078%
194578%
204176%

Fuel types: Petrol (86), Other (16)

Most common Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s MOT tests:

  1. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (57 times)
  2. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (47 times)
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (35 times)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (34 times)
  5. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (31 times)
  6. Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components (27 times)
  7. Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c)) (27 times)
  8. Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay (20 times)
  9. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (18 times)
  10. Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (17 times)
  11. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (17 times)
  12. Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c)) (16 times)
  13. Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (16 times)
  14. Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (16 times)
  15. Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (14 times)

Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2009 1 16 94% 16,459
2008 3 44 80% 73,324
2007 1 20 85% 48,892
2006 1 6 83% 30,861
2004 19 401 85% 77,871
2003 27 541 77% 80,529
2002 3 84 73% 94,166

Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s reliability FAQ

Across 102 Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s vehicles in our MOT data, 81% pass the MOT (a 19% failure rate), with about 1.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s MOT issues are: Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).

The typical Porsche Boxster s tiptronic s in our data has covered around 72,139 miles.

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