At a glance
| Porsche 924 | Toyota MR2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1982–1988 | 1985–2007 |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 903 | 6,789 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 1,062 | 1,746 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 134 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Porsche 924 | Toyota MR2 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 66% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +10% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 1.1% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | −31% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 14.1% |
| US owner complaints | 4 | 54 |
| Most complaints about | Fuel system, gasoline | Power train |
| Model year with most complaints | 1987 (2) | 1991 (12) |
| US recall campaigns | 3 | 1 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 215 | 620 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 1 | 3 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Porsche 924 | Toyota MR2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €33,245 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 182,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).