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PORSCHE BOXSTER - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/porsche/boxster

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Porsche

Model: Boxster

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 193,500 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

84.4%

Share of this model's 193,500 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

34.5 mpg

CO2 emission

190 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£390/yr

Average vehicle miles

69,004

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

74,332

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

18.1

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

30,206

30,206 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

193,500

193,500 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

30,206On the road

Insight summary

Porsche Boxster is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 30,206 represented vehicles and 0.07% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 84.4% from 193,500 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 73. The current pool shows an average of 69,004 miles and an average age of 18.1 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 74,332 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are exhaust emissions, windscreen damage and coil springs. The practical read is that the Porsche Boxster looks convincing in this view, especially where normal wear items have been kept on top of.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	30,054
OTHER	113
LPG	34
DIESEL	2
ELECTRIC	1
GAS BI-FUEL	1
STEAM	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	4,738
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	2,368
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,384
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1,222
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1,110
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,009
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	874
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	863
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	855
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	853
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	808
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	794
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	781
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	766
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	703
Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	698
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	679
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	661
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	620
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	612
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	598
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	597
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	582
Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	564
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	548

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 25,287 defects across this top 25 set

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

4,738

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

2,368

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

1,384

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

1,222

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

1,110

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,009

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

874

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

863

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

855

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

853

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

808

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

794

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

781

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

766

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

703

Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

698

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

679

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

661

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))

620

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

612

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

598

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

597

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

582

Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

564

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

548

Porsche Boxster reliability and MOT data