Model Reports 3 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Porsche 911 2022: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 95 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2022 Porsche 911 were passes.

Summary

A 2022 Porsche 911 passed first time about 2 in every 100 less often than the 2021 model year next to it.

At a glance

How 2,460 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
95 in every 100
Did not pass first time
5 in every 100114 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
3 yearsabout 8,767 miles
First tests counted
2,460

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2022 Porsche 911 vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. A wear pattern follows age and use more than the way the car was built. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Number plates and VIN

One fault: number plates (front), 12 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 114 failed first attempts in 2025 that had a mileage recorded, which allows a like-for-like comparison.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Number plates (front)

Failed on 27 first tests12 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

A number plate that is missing, illegible, showing an incorrect registration or so insecure that it is likely to fall off is Major. Testers do not measure the characters or their spacing and reject them only if they are obviously incorrect. Delamination and the position of fixing screws or bolts get particular attention, as they can prevent number plate recognition cameras identifying the vehicle.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Tyres

One wear pattern: tyre condition (rear), 2.2 times as often as on similar cars.

Tyre condition (rear)

Failed on 33 first tests2.2 times as often as similar carsWear pattern

What it means

Exposed or damaged ply or cords are graded Dangerous. A cut in excess of the requirements and deep enough to reach the ply or cords is Major, and testers may open the cut with a blunt instrument to check its depth. A tyre contacting the vehicle through flexing or suspension movement is not a defect; fouling fails only at the time of test.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
95in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
1in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
4in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 95.4% of 2,460 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 96.5%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 1 fixed and the 4 not fixed make the 5 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

406080100199520002005201020152022Older cars
406080100200020102022Older cars

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
199489 in every 100483
199588 in every 100609
199689 in every 100911
199788 in every 100685
199882 in every 100912
199980 in every 1001,106
200081 in every 100867
200183 in every 1001,408
200280 in every 1002,221
200381 in every 1002,429
200484 in every 1002,303
200586 in every 1002,641
200687 in every 1002,586
200787 in every 1002,331
200889 in every 1001,754
200990 in every 1001,400
201090 in every 1001,662
201191 in every 1001,247
201293 in every 1001,477
201395 in every 1001,211
201493 in every 1001,479
201595 in every 1001,654
201694 in every 1001,620
201794 in every 1001,786
201894 in every 1002,034
201995 in every 1002,183
202096 in every 1001,429
202197 in every 1001,611
2022 This car95 in every 1002,460

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

A 2022 Porsche 911 passed first time about 2 in every 100 less often than the 2021 model year next to it. In 2025, 95.4% of 2,460 first MOTs on the 2022 Porsche 911 passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 96.5%. Among 114 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Number plates (front) appears more often than on similar cars (23.7% of those tests; 27 observed failures; about 12× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Number plates (front) (23.7% of those tests; 27 observed failures; about 12× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Number plates (front) shows up more often than on similar cars (23.7% of those tests; 27 observed failures; about 12× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2022 Porsche 911 include Number plates (front). These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2022 Porsche 911 (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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