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Porsche 911 build years & generations

Coverage 2005-present5 named generationsCoupePETROL

The Porsche 911 spans several build years and named generations (2005-present). Match a build year to its generation, then see how each group of build years does at its MOT.

Newest Porsche 911 generation shown; older shapes are pictured on the cards below.

Which year is which

Build years & generations, side by side

Find the build years you're looking at and see which generation they are. You'll also see which group of build years the MOT figures come from.

Built 2005-2008
Generation
997
Figures from
cars built 2005-2008
Counted with this generation only.
Built 2009-2011
Generation
997.2
Figures from
cars built 2009-2012
Counted together with 997.2 and 991 cars built in the same years.
Built 2012
Generation
991
Figures from
cars built 2009-2012
Counted together with 997.2 and 991 cars built in the same years.
Built 2013-2015
Generation
991
Figures from
cars built 2013-2016
Counted together with 991 and 991.2 cars built in the same years.
Built 2016
Generation
991.2
Figures from
cars built 2013-2016
Counted together with 991 and 991.2 cars built in the same years.
Built 2017-2018
Generation
991.2
Figures from
cars built 2017-2020
Counted together with 991.2 and 992 cars built in the same years.
Built 2019-2020
Generation
992
Figures from
cars built 2017-2020
Counted together with 991.2 and 992 cars built in the same years.
Built 2021+
Generation
992
Figures from
cars built 2021 onwards
Counted with every car built from 2021.

Build years	Generation	Figures from cars built	What to know
2005-2008	997	2005-2008	Counted with this generation only.
2009-2011	997.2	2009-2012	Counted together with 997.2 and 991 cars built in the same years.
2012	991	2009-2012	Counted together with 997.2 and 991 cars built in the same years.
2013-2015	991	2013-2016	Counted together with 991 and 991.2 cars built in the same years.
2016	991.2	2013-2016	Counted together with 991 and 991.2 cars built in the same years.
2017-2018	991.2	2017-2020	Counted together with 991.2 and 992 cars built in the same years.
2019-2020	992	2017-2020	Counted together with 991.2 and 992 cars built in the same years.
2021+	992	2021 onwards	Counted with every car built from 2021.

“Figures from cars built” is the group of build years behind each row's MOT figures. Years where one generation gave way to the next can sit in a wider group until there's enough history to split them.

“Figures from” is the group of build years behind each card's MOT figures. Years where one generation gave way to the next can sit in a wider group until there's enough history to split them.

By build-year group

How each group of build years performs

Each card shows MOT results for one group of Porsche 911 build years. “Age” means the car's age on the day of its MOT, not its build year. “25+” groups every test on cars aged 25 or older.

Built

2021 onwards

992 only

All 992 cars built from 2021. Newer cars join this group until there is enough MOT history to split it.

Fail rate at 4 years old (latest age)

3.3%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 8 (12.5%)

Ages with data

3 to 4 years old

MOT tests counted

3,614

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

3 years

2,5684.2%

4 years

1,0463.3%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 3 years old.

Built

2017-2020

A mix of 991.2 and 992

These build years include both 991.2 and 992 cars, so the figures are less exact than for a single generation.

Fail rate at 7 years old

5.3%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 6 (17.1%)

Ages with data

4 to 8 years old

MOT tests counted

8,264

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

4 years

7203.2%

5 years

1,9415.0%

6 years

2,0145.5%

7 years

2,5475.3%

8 years

1,0426.6%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 8 years old.

Built

2013-2016

A mix of 991 and 991.2

These build years include both 991 and 991.2 cars, so the figures are less exact than for a single generation.

Fail rate at 12 years old (latest age)

4.6%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 4 (25.9%)

Ages with data

8 to 12 years old

MOT tests counted

6,602

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

8 years

7646.7%

9 years

1,8295.0%

10 years

1,8206.2%

11 years

1,4995.3%

12 years

6904.6%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 8 years old.

Built

2009-2012

A mix of 997.2 and 991

These build years include both 997.2 and 991 cars, so the figures are less exact than for a single generation.

Fail rate at 16 years old (latest age)

9.5%

UK average for cars this age: about 3 in 10 (30%)

Ages with data

12 to 16 years old

MOT tests counted

6,512

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

12 years

7536.0%

13 years

1,5417.7%

14 years

1,5958.5%

15 years

1,7908.8%

16 years

8339.5%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 16 years old.

Built

2005-2008

997 only

These build years are all 997, so the figures are almost all from that generation.

Fail rate at 20 years old (latest age)

11.9%

UK average for cars this age: about 3 in 10 (30.3%)

Ages with data

16 to 20 years old

MOT tests counted

10,778

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

16 years

86310.1%

17 years

2,23810.2%

18 years

2,92112.3%

19 years

3,00212.5%

20 years

1,75411.9%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 19 years old.

Built

Before 2005

No generation name yet

We have MOT figures for these build years, but no generation name for them yet.

Fail rate at 25+ years old

13.1%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 4 (23%)

Ages with data

20 to 25+ years old

MOT tests counted

20,955

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

20 years

1,30913.6%

21 years

2,69815.2%

22 years

2,94117.0%

23 years

2,24416.4%

24 years

1,33515.4%

25+ years

10,42813.1%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 22 years old.