Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Porsche Taycan has 8 NHTSA engine complaints and 1 engine-related recall.
8
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
21V486000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Taycan Turbo, Taycan Turbo S, Taycan 4S, 2021 Taycan, Taycan Cross Turismo, ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | ENGINE | Made a turn into a street and driving at slow pace (about 20mph) and the vehicle suddenly shuddered ... |
| Jan 6, 2026 | ENGINE | The EV had a “Engine Control Error” and suffered engine failure on Jan 6th 2026 at 5:17pm. It happen... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | ENGINE | While driving the vehicle, an error message (Engine Control Error) will pop up. The car will come to... |
| Jun 7, 2023 | ENGINE | The car was suddenly stalled at road multiple times, showing red warning "Engine control error. Park... |
| May 23, 2021 | ENGINE | While driving at approximately 40mph, a red message suddenly appeared in the dashboard saying “Engin... |
| May 8, 2021 | ENGINE | While driving in a particularly curved section of highway 1 the vehicle lost all power and control. ... |
| Apr 28, 2021 | ENGINE | My car on two separate occasions lost power and took several seconds to recover while fighting it. I... |
| Oct 8, 2020 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 PORSCHE TAYCAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWA... |