Porsche Taycan, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
22,754 Porsche Taycans are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 90.9% of initial MOT tests, 18.6 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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Porsche Taycan at the MOT
90.9% of 10,875 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Taycan 25th of 575 models.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Where Taycans fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Porsche Taycan tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were condition has ply or cords exposed (24.9%), condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (17.7%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (10.5%).
The MOT page lists every common Taycan MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Taycan'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.68.9% of Taycan 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.9.5% of Taycan failure items
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Identification of the vehicle
Match the number plates and VIN to the V5C logbook, and check the plates are legal.9.1% of Taycan failure items
Porsche Taycans in the UK
22,754 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 234% since the end of 2021.
- Change since 2021
- +234%from 6,805 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2023half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2023 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 1,775against 7,861 in 2023
- Declared off the road
- 6132.6% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Porsche Taycans since 2020
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
Show the figures
| Date | Licensed |
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| End of 2020 | 3,060 |
| End of 2021 | 6,805 |
| End of 2022 | 11,433 |
| End of 2023 | 18,731 |
| End of 2024 | 20,893 |
| End of 2025 | 22,134 |
| End of June 2026 | 22,754 |
How old they are
Licensed Porsche Taycans 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 |
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| 2025 | 1,743 | 1,775 |
| 2024 | 2,741 | 2,855 |
| 2023 | 7,388 | 7,861 |
| 2022 | 4,372 | 5,058 |
| 2021 | 3,328 | 4,018 |
| 2020 | 2,547 | 3,130 |
Porsche Taycan recalls
17 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Porsche Taycan. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Taycan is affected.
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Jan 2026 R/2026/015
ASB1 Recall campaign - Check wiring harness of the front seats and rework if necessary
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- For affected vehicles there is a possibility that the wiring harness for the front seats has not been installed in accordance with specifications and the harness may be damaged by seat adjustment over the lifetime of the vehicle.
- Remedy
- To prevent this the installation of the affected wiring harness is to be checked and if necessary reworked.
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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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Nov 2024 R/2024/454
ARB6 recall campaign - Checking HVB cell modules and re-programming BMCe software
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- A short circuit within the battery modules during the vehicle's service life cannot be ruled out under certain circumstances which could lead to thermal events and later to a fire in the vehicle.
- Remedy
- On the affected vehicles the battery modules must be replaced and the on-board diagnostic software (BMCe control unit) will be installed.
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Oct 2024 R/2024/407
ARB5 Recall Campaign - Replacing cell block module on high-voltage battery
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On affected vehicles production issues may have occurred at the battery cell / module supplier. A short circuit within the battery modules leading to thermal events and fires cannot be ruled out.
- Remedy
- Replace the affected battery module on the high-volt battery.
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Jul 2024 R/2024/297
ARB3 - Checking position of rear three-point seat belt and reworking if necessary
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On affected vehicles it is possible that the three-point belts of the rear seat belt system were not fitted according to the specifications. If this is the case the restraint function for passengers in the rear left and right seats is not guaranteed in the event of full braking or an accident.
- Remedy
- Check routing of the belt straps of the rear three-point belts and correct routing depending on the check result.
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Jul 2024 R/2024/267
ARB0 - Replacing brake hose on the left and right front axle
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On affected vehicles brake hoses were installed on the left and right of the front axle that were designed with too small a bending radius. Over time and under certain conditions this can lead to material fatigue and a defect in the brake hose.
- Remedy
- Replace the front axle brake hoses.
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Apr 2024 R/2024/204
ARA5 - Checking high-voltage battery and replacing cell block module if necessary
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On affected vehicles production issues may have occurred at the battery cell/battery module supplier. If this is the case a short circuit within the battery modules leading to possible thermal events and fires cannot be ruled out.
- Remedy
- Replace affected battery modules in the high-volt battery.
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Apr 2024 R/2024/186
ARA4 Recall Campaign - Replacing cell block module on high-voltage battery
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On affected vehicles production issues may have occurred at the battery cell/battery module supplier. If this is the case a short circuit within the battery modules leading to possible thermal events and fires cannot be ruled out.
- Remedy
- Replace affected battery modules in the high-volt battery.
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Porsche Taycan FAQs
How many Porsche Taycans are there in the UK?
22,754 Porsche Taycans were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 613 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Porsche Taycan 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 a 90.9% first-time pass rate for the Porsche Taycan across 10,875 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Porsche Taycan had any recalls?
17 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Porsche Taycan. The most recent was published in January 2026. 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 Taycan?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and identification of the vehicle. 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 Taycan'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). 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.