Porsche PANAMERA - 2020
44.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Porsche PANAMERA, model year 2020.
Sample size: 594 cars, 1,494 tests and 665 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: 594 cars
The 2020 Porsche Panamera exhibits a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 45 defects per 100 vehicles versus 90 on average, representing a reduction of over 50%. This model shows positive performance particularly in brake, steering, and visibility categories, where it has substantially fewer defects than typical vehicles. Notably, it also has fewer issues related to lights and electrics, as well as equipment. While mileage trends indicate a consistent increase in defects with higher mileage, the Panamera's rate remains lower across all mileage bands compared to the average. Overall, this model stands out for its exceptional reliability in critical safety and performance areas.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 594 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 76.0% better
12.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 93.3% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
Visibility
▲ 75.2% better
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 85.7% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 28.2% better
70.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 50.0% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft bent or badly damaged
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 93.3% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 91.9% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
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: 307
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 64
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 58
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 49
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 32
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 23
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 21
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 58
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
FAIL
Occurrences: 2