Porsche Repair Costs

According to Porsche car warranty gurus, Warranty Expert, the average repair cost on a Porsche Boxster (04 - ) is £496.55 but can go as high as £2,052.29.

These car repair bills and warranty claims come about because it typically takes around

This is based on warranty claims on cars aged 4 on average. If you want to avoid repair bills then get a car warranty quote from an independent warranty company.

This should cover you in the event of failure of the air conditioning (fails 14.29% of the time), axles and suspension (21.43% failure rate), braking system () cooling system (4.76%).

A car warranty will also provide cover against paying for repairs if you are in the 9.52% of Porsche Boxster car owners whose engine’s fail.

If some of the less costly items cause you problems, such as electrical gremlins (30.95%) or fuel system issues (4.76%) then you will be covered for those problems too, even though your manufacturer’s warranty will have run out long ago.

Cars of around 7 years old should have mileage of about 45,739.24.

Assuming that you are looking at cars of similar age, then you will find the following are a reasonable indication of the reliability. The statistics are based on Porsche Boxster warranty claims in England, Scotland and Wales.

The major bills come from engines, suspension, electrical and transmission.

The transmission alone fails 6.15% of the time in cars over 3 years old that has a private car warranty. The largest bill on the Porsche Boxster – if we look just at the (96 - 04) year range – is £3,310.12.

Things like the electrical systems and air conditioning can also lead to big bills but tend to be smaller, albeit often needing minor repairs more often. Interestingly, in the case of air conditioning, because the repairs are often very cheap, the warranty claim rate is low at 6.15% whereas general electrical faults tends to be much higher – in the case of warranty claims on the Porsche Boxster from (96 - 04) it is 16.92%.

The average cost of repair on the Porsche Boxster from (96 - 04) is £795.55 and takes around 4.42 hours in the garage to have those repairs completed.

Overall, the Porsche Boxster (96 - 04) incident rate is 25 and so the Reliability Index gives it a score of 202.