Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 924 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 924 | 0 | 2 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Fuel system, gasoline4
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
In New Zealand
135 924 cars are on the New Zealand register; 42% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1986 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1985 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 1984 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 1983 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 1982 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
| 1981 | 28 | 12 | 10 |
| 1980 | 17 | 1 | 12 |
| 1979 | 19 | 9 | 7 |
| 1978 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1977 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the Netherlands
1,062 924 cars are on Dutch roads; 72% arrived later as imports. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 42 | — |
| 1986 | 67 | — |
| 1985 | 55 | — |
| 1984 | 70 | — |
| 1983 | 86 | — |
| 1982 | 85 | — |
| 1981 | 146 | — |
| 1980 | 139 | — |
| 1979 | 143 | — |
| 1978 | 91 | — |
| 1977 | 86 | — |
| 1976 | 52 | — |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
In the United Kingdom
903 924 cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 4 |
| 1988 | 64 | 115 |
| 1987 | 58 | 161 |
| 1986 | 126 | 288 |
| 1985 | 44 | 187 |
| 1984 | 80 | 192 |
| 1983 | 117 | 211 |
| 1982 | 107 | 172 |
| 1981 | 142 | 223 |
| 1980 | 87 | 171 |
| 1979 | 41 | 89 |
| 1978 | 22 | 37 |
| 1977 | 14 | 31 |
| 1976 | 0 | 3 |
| 1975 | 0 | 2 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
193 924 cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 71% passed first time, against 71% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 193 | 71% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | 924 | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10.9% | 16.2% |
| Visibility | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| Brakes | 8.8% | 9.0% |
| Suspension | 7.8% | 8.2% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7.8% | 6.9% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| Steering | 2.6% | 3.7% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2.1% | 1.7% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail
New registrations in Europe
1 new Porsche 924 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2020 and 2020, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2020 the largest markets were Germany (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 161 (NEDC) |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Recalls
3 campaigns cover the 924.
THE HOSE MATERIAL USED IN THE SHORT SECTION OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE HOSE, BETWEEN THE FUEL RAIL AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, IS SUBJECT TO HARDENING, AND COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKS BETWEEN THE HOSE AND THE METAL PIPE FITTINGS.
REAR SPRING PLATES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TEMPERED AND ARE NOT OF THE PROPER HARDNESS VALUE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE PLATES COULD CRACK AND/OR BREAK, AFFECT LATERAL GUIDANCE OF THE REAR WHEEL, AND RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
THE REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT INCLUDE EMERGENCY-LOCKING OR AUTOMATIC-LOCKING RETRACTORS. THE BELTS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION".
NHTSA recalls