Porsche Taycan Turbo S: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Porsche Taycan Turbo S passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 648 individual Porsche Taycan Turbo S tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Porsche Taycan Turbo S presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Porsche Taycan Turbo S tested had covered 22,137 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Porsche Taycan Turbo S bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Porsche Taycan Turbo S

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.2% of tests (1.84x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.6% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.1% of tests
4. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.5% of tests (3.27x the national rate for this defect)
5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
6. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.2% of tests
7. Electronic parking brake MIL indicates a malfunction, 0.1% of tests (9.33x the national rate for this defect)
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.1% of tests
9. A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud, 0.1% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.1% of tests

From 1,881 DVSA-tracked Porsche Taycan Turbo S tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 15.92% of these flagged Porsche Taycan Turbo S defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Porsche Taycan Turbo S pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Porsche Taycan Turbo S year:

• 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo S - 90.5% first-time pass, 380 tests
• 2021 Porsche Taycan Turbo S - 91.3% first-time pass, 254 tests

Other Porsche models

• Porsche 911 - 89%
• Porsche Boxster - 84.2%
• Porsche Macan - 92.1%
• Porsche Cayenne - 86.4%
• Porsche Cayman - 89.9%
• Porsche Panamera - 87.8%
• Porsche Taycan 4s 93kwh - 90.8%
• Porsche 944 - 77.4%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Volvo Xc60 Rdesgn Pro T8 Rchrg Awd A - 89.7%
• Land Rover R Rover Sport Hse Dyn Phev A - 89.7%
• Vauxhall Crossland X Sri Nav Turbo - 89.7%
• Skoda Karoq Sportlne Tdi Scr 4x4 Sa - 89.7%
• Peugeot 2008 GT Line Puretech S/S - 89.6%
• BMW 420i M Sport Auto - 89.6%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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