Porsche BOXSTER - 2016
51.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Porsche BOXSTER, model year 2016.
Sample size: 1,598 cars, 3,904 tests and 2,007 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,598 cars
The 2016 Porsche Boxster has a significantly lower overall defect rate of 51 per 100 vehicles, which is 66% better than the average for cars of the same year, standing at 151 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, the Boxster excels in categories such as brakes, steering, and lights, with defect rates well below the average. However, as mileage increases, the defect rate for the Boxster also rises, particularly in the 0–31,000 and 31,000–62,000-mile segments, where it shows higher defect rates compared to the yearly average. Overall, the Boxster demonstrates strong reliability, especially in critical areas like braking and steering, making it a standout choice in its class.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,598 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 73.9% better
20.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 64.0% better
5.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 84.3% better
4.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 57.4% better
67.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 81.3% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 93.9% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 72.6% better
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 535
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 452
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 116
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 112
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 97
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 79
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 65
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 51
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 42
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 4