Where each one leads
Porsche Boxster
- Against cars of the same age, the Porsche Boxster comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 29% more often than average) than the Volkswagen Scirocco (passes 2% more often than average).
- Fewer Porsche Boxster cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (7.0% against 11.8%).
- New Porsche Boxster cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 19 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 164 for the Volkswagen Scirocco in 2022.
Volkswagen Scirocco
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Porsche Boxster | Volkswagen Scirocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1989–2015 | 1981–1991 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 16,534 (2010–2022) | 126,784 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 21,689 | 44,756 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 2,783 | 5,922 |
| In traffic in Finland | 283 | 654 |
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 Boxster | Volkswagen Scirocco | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 82% | 70% |
| … against cars of the same age | +29% | +2% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.7% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −68% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 7.0% | 11.8% |
| US owner complaints | 164 | 14 |
| Most complaints about | Engine and engine cooling | Fuel system, gasoline |
| Model year with most complaints | 1998 (32) | 1987 (9) |
| US recall campaigns | 8 | 5 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,068 | 17 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 1 | — |
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 Boxster | Volkswagen Scirocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.4 l/100 km (2019) | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 19 g/km | 164 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 347 kW (466 hp) | 137 kW (183 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,812 kg | 1,370 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €88,144 | €34,739 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 140,000 km | 203,000 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).