Porsche Panamera, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
8,852 Porsche Panameras are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 88.3% of initial MOT tests, 16 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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Porsche Panamera at the MOT
88.3% of 7,544 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Panamera 64th of 575 models. Porsche Panameras aged 3 to 5 years passed 90.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 86.1%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Porsche Panamera tests in 2025.
Where Panameras fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Porsche Panamera tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were condition has ply or cords exposed (11.7%), tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (10.1%) and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (9.5%).
The MOT page lists every common Panamera MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Panamera's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.40% of Panamera failure items
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Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.16% of Panamera failure items
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.10.2% of Panamera failure items
Porsche Panameras in the UK
8,852 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 176% since the end of 2014.
- Change since 2014
- +176%from 3,206 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2017half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2017 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 609against 1,355 in 2017
- Declared off the road
- 9559.7% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Porsche Panameras since 2014
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2014 | 3,206 |
| End of 2015 | 3,932 |
| End of 2016 | 4,218 |
| End of 2017 | 5,264 |
| End of 2018 | 5,956 |
| End of 2019 | 6,650 |
| End of 2020 | 6,920 |
| End of 2021 | 7,139 |
| End of 2022 | 7,402 |
| End of 2023 | 7,938 |
| End of 2024 | 8,396 |
| End of 2025 | 8,792 |
| End of June 2026 | 8,852 |
How old they are
Licensed Porsche Panameras by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 560 | 609 |
| 2024 | 574 | 648 |
| 2023 | 678 | 770 |
| 2022 | 386 | 496 |
| 2021 | 278 | 398 |
| 2020 | 413 | 555 |
| 2019 | 709 | 938 |
| 2018 | 710 | 982 |
| 2017 | 906 | 1,355 |
| 2016 | 311 | 443 |
| 2015 | 622 | 842 |
| 2014 | 668 | |
| 2013 | 655 | |
| 2012 | 597 | |
| 2011 | 312 | |
| 2010 | 261 | |
| 2009 | 88 |
622 Panameras first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 74% of the 842 first registered that year.
Panamera engines and fuel
3.0 litre engines made up 39% of Porsche Panamera MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.9 litre at 31%. Plug-in hybrid accounts for 42% of licensed Panameras and petrol for 33%.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 7,540 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Fuel type, licensed Panameras
DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.
| Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 2,945 | 33% |
| Diesel | 2,186 | 25% |
| Plug-in hybrid | 3,702 | 42% |
| Hybrid electric | 19 | 0.2% |
Porsche Panamera recalls
24 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Porsche Panamera. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Panamera is affected.
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Oct 2025 R/2025/431
ASA8 Recall campaign - Re-coding airbag control unit
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- 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 crash situations.
- Remedy
- Re-code the airbag control unit.
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Jul 2025 R/2025/264
ASA6 - Check the air suspension strut on the front axle and rework if necessary
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- 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 vehicles. If this is the case the locking ring on the upper side of the respective spring strut can loosen and air can thus escape from the air spring. As a result the driving characteristics may be impaired which increases the risk of an accident.
- Remedy
- The locking ring on the air-spring strut at the front left and right must be checked and reworked depending on the test result
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Dec 2024 R/2025/062
ARC0 Recall campaign - Re-program DME control unit
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- The software version of the engine control unit does not correspond to the software version that should be on the vehicle.
- Remedy
- Review the software version of the engine control unit and if necessary update it to the correct software version.
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Oct 2024 R/2024/427
ARC4 Stop Use & Safety Recall - Wheel attachment with central locking
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On affected vehicles the wheel attachments using the central lock may not meet the required specifications. This can lead to damage / breakage and the possibility of wheel detachment.
- Remedy
- Check the correct functioning of the central lock wheel fastening system and replace if necessary.
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Mar 2024 R/2024/142
ARA1 Replacing front right wheel carrier
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- There is a possibility that a wheel carrier that does not meet the required specifications was installed on the right front axle of the affected vehicles during repairs at the Porsche Centre due to a temporary production error.
- Remedy
- To prevent any possible danger resulting from this the front right wheel carrier must be replaced.
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Jul 2023 R/2023/213
On the affected vehicles it is possible that the screw connection of the seat belt mount to the rear left and/or right seat was not carried out in accordance with the specifications
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- The screw connection of the seat belt mount to the rear left and/or right seat must be replaced.
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Apr 2023 R/2023/076
On affected vehicles there is a possibility of humidity ingress into the control unit for the auxiliary pump of the climate control system. This can cause malfunctions which can lead to short circuits and a risk of smouldering fire. Activation of the AUTO-REST button can lead to fire damage even after the vehicle has been parked
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Replace the additional pump with a variant with an optimized sealing concept.
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Jan 2022 R/2022/002
Improve the engine control system in terms of nitrogen oxide emissions
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Engine control software will be updated.
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Porsche Panamera FAQs
How many Porsche Panameras are there in the UK?
8,852 Porsche Panameras were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 955 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Porsche Panamera reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 88.3% first-time pass rate for the Porsche Panamera across 7,544 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Porsche Panamera had any recalls?
24 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Porsche Panamera. The most recent was published in October 2025. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.
What should I check before buying a used Porsche Panamera?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a Porsche Panamera's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Porsche history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Porsche VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.