Open safety recalls, the components owners report failing most often, crash-test results and running costs for the 2009 Porsche Boxster — 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 Boxster year.
Rated configuration: 2009 Porsche Boxster Convertible w/SAB
The parts named most often across 3 owner complaintsfiled 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.
TIRES ARE 235/40 R18 REAR TIRES. This is the second set of these tires that have worn out after about 3500 city/highway road miles. No racing, no drifting, no tire spinning on launch. Porsche dealer replaced both sets as part of CPO process; now I need a third set. Current mileage on the car is 63590; I purchased it in Sept of 2021 with 57K miles. Tire wear is even across the tread; no alignment issues observed. Excessive wear was noted both times by the Discount Tire tech who checked the air in the tires at my request-routine for me. Last time, the tech said the tires were so bad he shouldn't put air in and I should get them replace ASAP. The danger arises from unexpectedly low mileage to complete tread loss and cord appearing without warning with the risk of a blowout at highway speeds on out of town trips. The excessive wear is being discussed in Boxster forums with no recognition that this must be a design or manufacturing defect unique to this model of tire. Please investigate. [XXX] Litigation consultant INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
VEHICLE STUCK IN NEUTRAL AFTER FEW SECONDS STOP AT STOP SIGN IN CROSS STREET. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO HOTEL PARKING LOT A FEW FEET AWAY AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. MISSED FIRST REPAIR APPOINTMENT BUT RESCHEDULED FOR 11/20/2014. 11/13/2014-VEHICLE NOW WILL NOT STAY ON WHEN KEY IS TURNED, WILL TRY A BATTERY CHARGE. EXPECTING TO REPLACE BATTERY AFTER DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. I DON'T DRIVE IT THAT OFTEN AND HAVE NEVER MISSED A SERVICE APPT. *TR
VEHICLE (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) STUCK IN FIRST GEAR WHILE ENTERING CROSS STREET. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I MANAGED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *TR
Over 5 years this costs $4,750 more in fuel than an average new vehicle.
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