2020 Porsche Taycan engine problems

The 2020 Porsche Taycan has 22 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

Engine complaints

16%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Taycan engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

21V486000EngineJune 29, 2021 · 10,373 units

Defect

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Taycan Turbo, Taycan Turbo S, Taycan 4S, 2021 Taycan, Taycan Cross Turismo, Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo, Taycan 4S Cross Turismo, and Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo vehicles. The monitoring software can incorrectly detect a fault and shutdown the power train, causing a loss of motive power.

Consequence

A loss of motive power increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will reprogram the power electronics and the engine control unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 30, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB5.

What owners report

“There are .recalls.on the Vehicle I had been unaware of and I dropped off my vehicle for exterior buffing while person Buffing vehicle he heard a loud explosion and when he looked the vehicle was up in flames the vehicle burned. There was a Risk of someone getting Harm , Killed and Damages to other…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 6, 2025 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2020 Porsche Taycan have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 2020 Porsche Taycan engine — 16% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2020 Porsche Taycan engine?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the engine: 21V486000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.