2017 Porsche Panamera: MOT pass rate and reliability

92.4% of 2017 Porsche Panameras pass the MOT first time, measured across 986 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 52,686 miles.

How the 2017 compares

  • Against all Porsche Panameras (88.8%, 6,537 tests): +3.6 points
  • Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): +8.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Porsche Panamera model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2017 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Porsche Panamera:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2010 85.6% 271 80,571
2011 83.9% 274 88,253
2012 86% 514 88,716
2013 87.3% 687 86,031
2014 86.8% 742 76,421
2015 87.5% 650 72,714
2016 87.4% 348 63,193
2017 92.4% 986 52,686
2018 92.4% 741 46,269
2019 89.5% 782 36,709
2020 89.5% 237 32,336
2021 89.3% 205 25,789

What this means if you are buying a 2017 Panamera

The 2017 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 3.6 points more often than the Porsche Panamera average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 9-year-old car fails on

A 2017 car is 9 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2017 Porsche Panamera the average at test was 52,686 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2017 is the strongest year on record for this model at 92.4%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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