Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Porsche Taycan has 41 NHTSA electrical complaints and 2 electrical-related recalls.
41
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
24V731000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Taycan vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit wi...
24V732000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Taycan vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit wi...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I was charging at a Tesla Supercharge using the OEM Porsche converter and my car experienced a catas... |
| Oct 17, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2020 Porsche Taycan. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| Oct 2, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Taycan HV battery cells/modules going bad causing the car to be a brick and not drivable and dangero... |
| Sep 29, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The vehicle experiences a sudden and dangerous malfunction while driving. Without any prior warning,... |
| May 24, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | I brought my vehicle in to a Porsche dealer on May 24th 2025 for a noise coming from the front righ... |
| Oct 6, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The car once I started, it gave us a red warning that said electrical system problem. At that point,... |
| Apr 21, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I discharged the battery to 7% then recharged to 100% using my home charger. When I got into the ca... |
| Mar 5, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I was notified of APB6 recall and received a mailing suggesting I don't use the charger and that I s... |
| Sep 18, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was driving 30 mph in drive mode on westheimer rd when the car suddenly emergency braked and lost ... |
| Jul 6, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2020 Porsche Taycan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spee... |
| Apr 17, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Main HV Battery failure, "Electrical System Error" displayed, fortunately this occurred when pulling... |
| Feb 21, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2020 Porsche Taycan. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the power steering ... |
| Dec 2, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Car displayed the following message: Electrical system error Park vehicle in a safe place |
| Aug 19, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | Porsche Taycan has been plagued with recurrent electrical issues despite 2 factory recall messages a... |
| Jun 9, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | It appears that the vehicle 12volt system battery has failed and I am unable to move the vehicle . ... |
| Apr 23, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I got an “Electrical System Error. Park vehicle in a safe place” while I was on the freeway. I had t... |
| Apr 17, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Suddenly my vehicle showed "electrical system error", then it can't move, no matter forward or reve... |
| Mar 17, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My Taycan 4S has now on two occasions, while I’m driving, on the freeway, during the daytime, had al... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | car failed on the street noting "electrical system error". it was not able to shift into drive or re... |
| Oct 5, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | While driving the car suddenly lost power and displayed "electrical malfunction" please park in safe... |