Porsche Taycan 4S 93KWH MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Porsche Taycan 4S 93KWH took 1,245 MOT tests in Britain and passed 89% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023

1,245

First-time pass rate

89%

All cars

71%

What the Taycan 4S 93KWH fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

• Tyres9.4% (all cars 6.4%)
• Number plates and VIN0.6% (all cars 0.4%)
• Brakes0.2% (all cars 6.8%)
• Lights and electrics0.2% (all cars 11.3%)
• Wheels0.2% (all cars 0.4%)
• Seat belts and airbags0.2% (all cars 1.0%)
• Steering0.1% (all cars 1.8%)
• Visibility0.1% (all cars 4.8%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

1. Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 3.6%
2. Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 3.3%
3. Tyres, condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure 1.5%
4. Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 0.9%
5. Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements 0.6%
6. Tyres, condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure 0.3%
7. Tyres, condition: has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure 0.2%
8. Hydraulic brake callipers: leaking 0.2%

Most common advisories

1. Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 15.6%
2. Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 2.8%
3. Tyres, condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords 2.6%
4. Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 1.3%
5. Tyres, condition: slightly damaged 1.2%
6. Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 0.8%
7. Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 0.6%
8. Road Wheels, condition: slightly distorted 0.4%

Check a particular Taycan 4S 93KWH

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Porsche models

• Porsche 911
• Porsche Boxster
• Porsche Cayenne
• Porsche Macan
• Porsche Cayman
• Porsche Panamera
• Porsche 944

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.