Porsche PANAMERA - 2021
52.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Porsche PANAMERA, model year 2021.
Sample size: 388 cars, 923 tests and 483 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: 388 cars
The 2021 Porsche Panamera shows a notably lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 52 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 79 defects. This represents a 33% improvement over the average. Notably, the Panamera excels in categories such as brakes, visibility, and lights and electrics, where it has significantly fewer issues than the average vehicle. Mileage-related trends indicate that defects increase with higher mileage, but even in the highest mileage bracket, the Panamera performs reasonably well. Overall, this model stands out for its reliability in key areas, contributing to its strong performance in the MOT data.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 388 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 67.5% better
13.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative
Steering
▼ 28.6% worse
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
- Steering linkage fouling any part of the vehicle
Visibility
▲ 68.3% better
4.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 70.5% better
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 8.7% better
79.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 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 cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 57.1% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 0.0% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 66.7% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 210
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 47
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 44
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 29
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 26
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 14
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 7
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 47
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 2