Porsche Taycan: which model years to avoid

Name: Porsche Taycan complaints by model year
Creator: Defect Atlas

Complaint and recall totals for every Porsche Taycan model year we track, ranked by severity.

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Crashes	Fires	Severity	Most-reported system
2020	90	12	1	1	11.1 Low	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2021	69	21	4	2	63.8 Medium	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2022	78	12	2	2	35.9 Medium	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2023	19	11	3	0	189.5 High	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Across 4 model years, the 2023 Porsche Taycan carries the highest severity index (189.5, driven by electrical system), while the 2020 is the cleanest at 11.1.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold; a high-volume seller will attract more filings than a rare trim.