Porsche Boxster reliability -- let's get better info

[mkaresh]

We have our first reliability stats for the Boxster that include owner experiences through September 30, 2009. In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2005: 138, worse than average

2001: 189, worse than average

2000: 163, about average

1999: 91, better than average

In all four cases the sample sizes were a few cars short of the minimum needed for a full result, so these are asterisked and visible only to members on the site itself.

The result for the 1999 is clearly inconsistent with the others.

A big thank you to everyone who has been helping. We'll have more data and thus more precise results with the next update, in February. The more owners sign up and participate, the more precise these results will become.

Porsche Boxster reliability comparisons

[Brucelee]

Interesting.

Good job.

[mkaresh]

Thanks for the compliment, I appreciate it.

Updated results next month. I hope to have more consistent results this time. Much will depend on the number of participants. 317 owners signed up so far. A very good start, but clearly more remain needed.

Car reliability research

[mkaresh]

Later this month we'll have full results for four model years and partial results for two more.

The goal: full results for all model years.

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[eightsandaces]

We are all more than well read on the Boxster issues, still I'd like to add something my dad told me a long time ago that applies.

Any car is only as good as the mechanic that works on it and the owner's persistance to keep said vehicle maintained..

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by eightsandaces

We are all more than well read on the Boxster issues, still I'd like to add something my dad told me a long time ago that applies.

Any car is only as good as the mechanic that works on it and the owner's persistance to keep said vehicle maintained..

I'm not 100% sure of that....My Mom beat the crud out of her 96' Nissan Quest,only to change it's oil and filter on schedule....it lasted 240k miles without a hitch and would have lasted longer if it wasn't vandalized.

My Boxster has had weird annoying issues almost non-stop and it's pampered and hardly driven because of the weather.

[eightsandaces]

Originally Posted by blinkwatt

I'm not 100% sure of that....My Mom beat the crud out of her 96' Nissan Quest,only to change it's oil and filter on schedule....it lasted 240k miles without a hitch and would have lasted longer if it wasn't vandalized.

My Boxster has had weird annoying issues almost non-stop and it's pampered and hardly driven because of the weather.

There are always exceptions, coming from the car business I can tell you in general, beat & mistreat your car and you can expect it to be unreliable...

[dbansal]

signed up!!!!!!!