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CarsLore / Porsche / 944 / 1991

1991 Porsche 944

No owner complaints on file. 1 recall, 25 service bulletins.

0complaints · 0 crashes, 0 fires
1recalls
25manufacturer bulletins
—median mileage at failure

Compared with other years

’83’85’87’89’91’930’83’86’89’91’920
198319841985198619871988198919901991

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1991 Porsche 944 failed the safety check 0.00% of the time — 100% less often than the average 1991 passenger car (1.13%). Median odometer at inspection: 91,037 miles.

60first inspections
0.00%failed on safety
91,037 mimedian odometer
0.0%0.5%1.0%’83’85’87’89’910.0%0.0%0.5%1.0%’83’86’89’910.0%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In the Netherlands

40 first registered in 1991 are on Dutch roads; 93% arrived later as imports.

35.0%had an APK defect recorded since June 2022
28.6%logical odometer history
0.0%with a recall still open

Most common APK defects

Colours

Black 28%Red 23%Blue 23%Grey 20%

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

173 cars built in 1991 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 374 more were declared off the road (SORN).

173licensed, end of 2025
32%of those still registered are on the road

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 290 of these cars first registered in 1991 took their annual MOT test. 79% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 1991 the figure was 70%.

79%passed first time
70%all cars from 1991
114,100 miaverage mileage at the test (all cars 102,200 mi)
Failed onThese carsAll cars from 1991
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment11.4%16.2%
Brakes6.2%10.6%
Suspension4.5%8.7%
Visibility3.4%6.4%
Steering2.1%3.8%
Body, chassis, structure1.7%8.7%

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

6 of these cars first registered in 1991 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 186,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

17 1991 cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

94V088000 · Visibility6 May 1994 · 1,178 vehicles

THE PLASTIC COWL COVER WAS NOT SEALED TO THE BODY AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. WATER CAN LEAK AND REACH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, CAUSING INTERNAL CORROSION AND FAILURE OF THE WIPER MOTOR.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Porsche told its dealers about the 1991 Porsche 944: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
39626 BRAKE VIBRATION DAMPER APPLICATION - NEW DAMPING PLATE WITH STEEL CLIP. *TW
10246417Information for PIWIS tester update 42.300.050 & .052
10246387Instructions on manufactures certificate for approved Porsche A40 engine oils
10246385Instructions on manufactures certificate for approved Porsche C30 engine oils
10246384Instructions on manufacturers certificate for approved C20 engine oils
10246374Information for PIWIS tester update 42.300.040 & .041
10246372Information for PIWIS tester update 42.300.035
10246369Information for PIWIS tester update 42.300.030 - .032
10246366Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the glass roof - 9J0877069EY and 9J0877069DY
10244982Special tools and equipment information on PIWIS tester update 42.250.050
10243631Information on PIWIS tester update 42.250.045
10243630Information on PIWIS tester update 42.250.042
10243625Information PIWIS tester update 42.250.040
10243617Information on PIWIS tester update 42.250.032
10243616Information on PIWIS tester update 42.250.030
10243615Information on PIWIS tester update 42.200.025
10243598Information on PIWIS tester update 42.200.020 & .022
10243597Special tools and equipment information for all Porsche models. Diagnostic equipment standards.
10243588Manufacturers certificate for an overview of approved Porsche A40 engine oils.
10243587Manufacturers certificate for an overview of approved Porsche C40 engine oils.
10243586Manufacturers certificate for an overview of approved Porsche C30 engine oils.
10243585Manufacturers certificate for an overview of approved Porsche C20 engine oils.
10243576Information on PIWIS tester update 42.200.000 42.200.012
10243573Special tools and equipment information for the Pico Oscilloscope Extended Functionality
10242140Parts information for parts withdrawal on the locks made to original key code

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)