Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2021 Porsche Taycan has 11 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
11
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Taycan vehicles. A software error could cause the center screen (including ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle LOST PROPULSION while driving on the road. The motor (traction inverter) abruptly started t... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Car lost ability to accelerate (motive power) while driving. Depending on the situation, this can be... |
| Feb 19, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Received "Engine Control Error" in red, where entire vehicle shut down and I had to stop and restart... |
| Jul 7, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Owned the car for 6 months and driving down highway and car just shuts off, limited braking and no a... |
| Nov 20, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Spontaneous shutdown of the vehicle while driving. Critical failure of motility while driving. Drivi... |
| Oct 27, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | There have been four total episodes when the car would not accelerate when the acceleration pedal wa... |
| Sep 22, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The car experiences issue, after issue, including but not limited to collision alert warning not fun... |
| Jun 26, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | This has happened more than once now. I got in the car and as soon as it attempted to start up, I re... |
| Jun 10, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving on an Interstate highway and saw the "Engine Control Error" message and advised to fin... |
| May 9, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I bought the car on April 22, 2021 and driven the new car approx. 250 miles and on a short trip of 2... |
| Mar 22, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH, THE A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED STATING "ELECTRICAL SYSTE... |