Open safety recalls, the components owners report failing most often, crash-test results and running costs for the 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera — assembled from NHTSA and EPA records.
Everything on this page applies to the model as a whole. Run its 17-character VIN to decode that exact car — its engine, trim, assembly plant and factory equipment — alongside these records. Free, no account.
Run a VIN →Recalls and complaints are filed against a specific model year, so figures differ from one year to the next even within a single generation. See every Porsche 911 Carrera year.
The parts named most often across 1 owner complaintfiled with NHTSA for this make, model and year — the closest free answer to “what is likely to go wrong?”
Complaints are self-reported and skew toward problems people find alarming, so treat this as where to look, not a defect rate.
THIS IS A C4S COUPE. THE INTERIOR RIGHT DOOR PANEL HAS DETACHED FROM THE DOOR SKIN. HEARING A LOT OF RATTLING FROM DASHBOARD. SUN ROOF GETS STUCK AND IT GRINDING THE PAINT OFF THE TOP. NO ACCIDENT. THESE ARE THE SAME DEFECTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED HERE (SEE NHTSA ID NUMBER: 606985) AND ON RENNLIST. *TR
NHTSA has no NCAP crash-test rating for this model/year (common for older, low-volume, or heavy-duty vehicles).
No EPA fuel-economy match for this model (naming may differ or it predates EPA records).
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