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Porsche Panamera MOT fail rate by age and year

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 27,311 MOT tests · Updated 7 Oct 2026

At 5 years, 10.7% of Porsche Panamera MOT tests ended in a fail (adjusted to typical mileage), against 15.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 5 (3,031 MOT tests) ^[1].

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Mileage: median 35,583 miles at 5 years against 37,103 for all class 4 vehicles, 3,031 MOT tests
Before the mileage adjustment: 10.6% of MOT tests at 5 years ended in a fail, 3,031 MOT tests
All ages: 27,311 MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, ages 3 to 13

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Figures are for the model, not one car, and compare with all class 4 vehicles tested at 5 in the same test year.

Fail rate at 5 years, typical mileage: 10.7%; vs 15.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 5; 3,031 MOT tests
Fail rate at 5 years, raw: 10.6%; vs 15.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 5; 3,031 MOT tests
Median mileage at 5 years: 35,583 mi; vs 37,103 mi for all class 4 vehicles; 3,031 MOT tests

Porsche Panamera MOT fail rate by age

Each line follows the cars first used in one year across the ages they were tested at from 2022 to 2025, so a line never mixes a 2005 car with a 2015 one. 27k DVSA MOT tests in all (27,311).

At 5 years and typical mileage that is 31% fewer fails than all class 4 vehicles tested at 5 (3,031 MOT tests).

Porsche Panamera: share of MOT tests that failed, by age. Only ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests. 'Typical mileage' is n/a where the model's mileage bands cover less than 80% of the national mix.
Age	MOT tests	Raw	Typical mileage	All class 4	Difference
3	1,981	10.9%	11.2%	12.0%	−0.8 pts
4	2,415	8.9%	9.0%	13.4%	−4.4 pts
5	3,031	10.6%	10.7%	15.4%	−4.7 pts
6	2,897	9.2%	9.3%	17.6%	−8.3 pts
7	2,818	10.6%	11.1%	20.5%	−9.4 pts
8	2,787	11.4%	11.1%	23.8%	−12.7 pts
9	2,500	13.4%	13.4%	27.8%	−14.4 pts
10	2,822	15.3%	15.8%	30.6%	−14.8 pts
11	2,511	14.3%	14.3%	33.3%	−18.9 pts
12	2,084	15.8%	16.2%	35.8%	−19.6 pts
13	1,465	15.0%	17.5%	37.8%	−20.3 pts

Lower MOT fail rate than average: 10.6% raw · 10.7% at typical mileage, against 15.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 5, 3,031 MOT tests. Which years? See the full verdict

What fails on a Porsche Panamera at 5 years

No part fails clearly more or less often than on cars the same age at 3 or more ages up to 18 years, so each is shown as about average.

What failed at 5 years, per 100 MOT tests (3,031 MOT tests), against all class 4 vehicles tested at 5. A test that fails on two parts counts for both.
Part	Per 100	All class 4	Compared	Most common fail
Tyres	7.9	5.1	about average for cars the same age	Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (MOT fail)
Lights and electrics	1.0	3.7	about average for cars the same age
Number plates and VIN	0.8	0.2	about average for cars the same age
Brakes	0.5	2.8	about average for cars the same age
Visibility	0.4	3.4	about average for cars the same age
Emissions and leaks	0.3	1.0	about average for cars the same age

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Check one Porsche Panamera, not the average

The figures here describe Porsche Panamera cars as a group. A registration shows one car's own DVSA record: its MOT tests, the mileage at each test and the recall flag.

Check a Porsche Panamera's MOT history Every MOT test, fail item, advisory and mileage reading DVSA holds for that registration.
Mileage check on a Porsche Panamera The odometer reading from each MOT, with drops, jumps and long gaps flagged.
Check a Porsche Panamera for an outstanding recall Whether DVSA's MOT record flags an outstanding safety recall for that registration.

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Porsche Panamera recalls

19 DVSA recalls list this model by name [2]. Vehicles are DVSA's count of affected Porsche Panamera vehicles. The latest:

R/2025/431 Also covers the Porsche Panamera: Recall campaign - Re-coding airbag control unit (1,111 vehicles of this model), built Jul 2022 to Sep 2025. From the recall's stated risk: “On affected vehicles the cabling for the crash sensors in the door trim panel was incorrectly assigned which can delay the side airbag trigger in certain…”
R/2025/264 Also covers the Porsche Panamera: ASA6 - Check the air suspension strut on the front axle and rework if necessary (50 vehicles of this model), built Dec 2024 to May 2025. From the recall's stated risk: “There is a possibility that a locking ring on the air-spring strut at the front left and right was not fitted according to specifications on the affected…”
R/2025/062 Also covers the Porsche Panamera: Recall campaign - Re-program DME control unit (20 vehicles of this model), built Oct 2016 to Oct 2017. From the recall's stated risk: “The software version of the engine control unit does not correspond to the software version that should be on the vehicle.”

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Porsche Panamera against similar cars at 5 years

Same class and fuel, all tested at 5 years, at typical mileage.

Model	Fail rate	95% range	MOT tests
Porsche Panamera	10.7%	9.6% to 11.8%	3,031
Mercedes-Benz C-Class MOT fail rate	13.4%	13.2% to 13.6%	105,976
BMW 3 Series MOT fail rate	11.6%	11.4% to 11.8%	104,546
Mercedes-Benz E-Class MOT fail rate	13.9%	13.6% to 14.1%	77,953
BMW 5 Series MOT fail rate	10.8%	10.6% to 11.1%	60,820
Audi A4 MOT fail rate	12.7%	12.4% to 13.0%	57,513
BMW 4 Series MOT fail rate	12.9%	12.6% to 13.3%	48,863
Audi A5 MOT fail rate	12.8%	12.5% to 13.2%	40,955
Volkswagen Passat MOT fail rate	11.9%	11.5% to 12.3%	39,071

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How often does a Porsche Panamera fail its MOT at 5 years?

10.7% of MOT tests at 5 years ended in a fail at typical mileage (10.6% as tested), from 3,031 MOT tests, against 15.4% for all class 4 vehicles the same age; the Mercedes-Benz C-Class was at 13.4%.

What fails most on a Porsche Panamera at 5 years?

7.9 in 100 MOT tests at 5 years failed on tyres, most often "tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", then lights and electrics (1.0) and number plates and VIN (0.8), from 3,031 MOT tests.

How does the Porsche Panamera compare with the Mercedes-Benz C-Class?

At 5 years the Porsche Panamera failed 10.7% of MOT tests at typical mileage, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class 13.4% and the BMW 3 Series 11.6%, from 3,031, 105,976 and 104,546 MOT tests.

What mileage does a Porsche Panamera have at 5 years?

A median of 35,583 miles at the MOT test at 5 years, against 37,103 for all class 4 vehicles the same age, from 3,031 MOT tests.

Sources

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 27,311 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Vehicle safety recalls data. DVSA recall data. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Cars tested at 5 years are compared only with vehicles tested at 5 years in the same year, adjusted to typical mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data.