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Porsche Boxster — Reliability by Year

45,865 vehicles · MOT data 1997–2022 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Porsche Boxster was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2022
98.2% pass rate · 262 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
1998
77.4% pass rate · 1,936 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2022
98.2%
11,153 mi 262
2021
96.9%
12,965 mi 285
2020
95.6%
16,282 mi 482
2019
95.8%
16,966 mi 962
2018
95.1%
19,315 mi 1,089
2017
95.5%
22,713 mi 1,146
2016
94.8%
22,633 mi 1,275
2015
94.6%
24,961 mi 1,101
2014
94.2%
28,766 mi 1,228
2013
93.4%
31,113 mi 1,348
2012
92.6%
32,542 mi 1,115
2011
92.1%
36,200 mi 811
2010
92.2%
38,320 mi 904
2009
91.5%
42,886 mi 930
2008
89.2%
43,878 mi 1,273
2007
88.5%
47,606 mi 1,934
2006
86.7%
51,469 mi 2,408
2005
85.4%
54,183 mi 4,334
2004
82.3%
55,765 mi 2,842
2003
81.5%
57,723 mi 3,615
2002
80.0%
61,988 mi 3,531
2001
80.3%
65,581 mi 3,816
2000
80.0%
68,756 mi 3,571
1999
78.7%
74,929 mi 2,324
1998
77.4%
78,069 mi 1,936
1997
77.8%
80,835 mi 1,343

Which year Porsche Boxster is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 11,153 miles (newest year) to 80,835 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Porsche Boxster.

See the buying guide →

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