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2019 Porsche 911

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43 EPA-rated configurations
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Safety Signal

83 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 3

Complaintsnone reporting a crash, fire or injury 2

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 25 mpg

Starting MSRP2 trims · manufacturer $187,500

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The 2019 Porsche 911 is sold in the U.S. as a gas coupe with 43 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the 911 Carrera, is EPA-rated at 25 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 2 complaints, most often about the engine. Manufacturer pricing runs from $187,500 to $187,500 across 2 trims.

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Trims & pricing

Source: manufacturer press kitCompare a trim →

Trim	Powertrain	Drive	MSRP	HP	Torque	Wheels
911 GT3 RS	Gas	RWD	$187,500	520 hp	346 lb-ft	20 in
911 Speedster	Gas	RWD	—	502 hp	346 lb-ft	20 in

MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
911 Carrera	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	22	30	25	$3,300
911 Carrera 4	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	22	28	24	$3,400
911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	21	28	24	$3,400
911 Carrera 4S	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	21	28	24	$3,400
911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	21	28	24	$3,400
911 Carrera Cabriolet	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	22	28	24	$3,400
911 Carrera S	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	22	28	24	$3,400
911 Carrera S Cabriolet	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	22	28	24	$3,400
911 Targa 4	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	22	28	24	$3,400
911 Targa 4S	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	21	27	24	$3,400
911 Carrera	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	29	23	$3,550
911 Carrera 4	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	28	23	$3,550
911 Carrera 4S	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	28	23	$3,550
911 Carrera Cabriolet	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	29	23	$3,550
911 Carrera GTS	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	26	23	$3,550
911 Carrera S	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	29	23	$3,550
911 Carrera S Cabriolet	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	28	23	$3,550
911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	19	28	22	$3,750
911 Carrera 4 GTS	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	26	22	$3,750
911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	25	22	$3,750
911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	19	28	22	$3,750
911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	26	22	$3,750
911 Carrera T	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	26	22	$3,750
911 Targa 4	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	19	28	22	$3,750
911 Targa 4 GTS	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	26	22	$3,750
911 Targa 4S	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	19	28	22	$3,750
911 Carrera 4 GTS	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	18	26	21	$3,900
911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	18	26	21	$3,900
911 Carrera GTS	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	18	26	21	$3,900
911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	18	26	21	$3,900
911 Targa 4 GTS	Gas	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	18	26	21	$3,900
911 Turbo	Gas	AWD	3.8L 6-cyl turbo	19	24	21	$3,900
911 Turbo Cabriolet	Gas	AWD	3.8L 6-cyl turbo	19	24	21	$3,900
911 Turbo S	Gas	AWD	3.8L 6-cyl turbo	19	24	21	$3,900
911 Turbo S Cabriolet	Gas	AWD	3.8L 6-cyl turbo	19	24	21	$3,900
911 Carrera T	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	16	25	19	$4,350
911 Turbo S Exclusive Cabriolet	Gas	AWD	3.8L 6-cyl turbo	16	22	18	$4,550
911 GT2 RS	Gas	RWD	3.8L 6-cyl turbo	15	21	17	$4,850
911 GT3	Gas	RWD	4.0L 6-cyl	15	20	17	$4,850
911 GT3 Touring	Gas	RWD	4.0L 6-cyl	14	21	17	$4,850
911 GT3	Gas	RWD	4.0L 6-cyl	13	21	16	$5,150
911 GT3 RS	Gas	RWD	4.0L 6-cyl	15	19	16	$5,150
911 Speedster	Gas	RWD	4.0L 6-cyl	14	19	16	$5,150

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 40121, 40175, 40129, 40131, 40177, 40123, 40125, 40126, 40133, 40135.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
911 Carrera, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4 GTS, 911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera GTS, 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera T, 911 GT2 RS, 911 GT3, 911 GT3 RS, 911 GT3 Touring, 911 Targa 4, 911 Targa 4 GTS, 911 Targa 4S, 911 Turbo, 911 Turbo Cabriolet, 911 Turbo S, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 911 Turbo S Exclusive Cabriolet	1 / 10	California LEV-III LEV160 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 160	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Gas-guzzler tax applies to 911 GT3, 911 GT3 RS, 911 GT3 Touring, 911 Speedster — a federal excise the manufacturer pays and prices in.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

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Recalls (3)

Source: NHTSA recall database

▲high

Suspension

AMA6

7 vehicles 86% reported repaired

Problem Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster, 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupe, Carrera 4S Coupe, and Carrera S Cabriolet vehicles. The screw connection on the rear axle upper control arm may be loose. Risk A loose connection may fail, causing driving instability and increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will rework and tighten the screw connection on the rear axle upper control arm, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 21, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMA6.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 21V201000 reported Mar 24, 2021 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

○minor

Equipment

AKC0

15,501 vehicles 93% reported repaired built Nov 30, 2018 – Apr 29, 2019

Problem Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2014 Cayman and Cayman S, 2014-2016 911 GT3, 2016 911 GT3 RS and 911 R, 2018 911 GT3 and 911 GT2 RS and 2019 911 GT3 RS, 911 GT3, and 911 GT2 RS vehicles. The Child Restraint System (CRS) instructions within the Owner's Manual may not provide enough specificity for proper installation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems." Risk Improper CRS installation increases the risk of an injury to the occupant in the event of a crash. Fix Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will provide a an Owner's Manual supplement with proper CRS installation instructions, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKC0.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 19V875000 reported Dec 11, 2019 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Power Train

AKB2

3 vehicles 67% reported repaired built Feb 21, 2019 – Feb 21, 2019

Problem Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019 911 GT2 RS and 2020 911 Carrera S Coupe vehicles. The bolts connecting the driveshaft to the wheel hub may not have been properly tightened. Risk If the driveshaft disconnects from the wheel hub, it can increase the risk of crash. Fix Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will properly tighten the driveshaft connection to the wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began August 9, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKB2.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 19V445000 reported Jun 12, 2019 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific 911

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2019 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Porsche publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Porsche’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2019 Porsche 911, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

2complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

2.1 per 10,000 built · Porsche reported 9,625 911 built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2021: 2

Most-cited components

Engine 1

Power Train 1

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

Complete engine failure while driving 2019 gt3rs with less than 6ki miles. While driving on a hill and accelerating, received low engine pressure warning and engine lost power. Porsche cars north america replaced entire motor

Power Train at 5,800 miles Feb 26, 2021 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11398049

The cars auto idle off function that saves fuel by turning the engine off at stop signs and lights in inoperative. I have had it into multiple dealers 4 times since 12/2020 with the complaint. In my opinion there is a temperature sensor that is malfunctioning and not allowing the car to go into the fuel saving mode.

Engine at 2,800 miles Feb 11, 2021 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11395726

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Extended coverage on file 1 filing by the manufacturer with NHTSA naming this model year

Term not in NHTSA’s summary · Porsche warranty extension 18/26Warranty Information: Warranty Extension for Transmission Electronics Control Unit (18/26)

The term and the vehicles it covers are the manufacturer’s, as NHTSA’s summary of each filing states them; a dealer checks one particular car by its VIN. Every Porsche warranty extension (5) → · Every warranty extension on file, all makes →

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 3,387

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-09-22

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 3204 service bulletins, 88 others, 79 service campaigns

Most often about: Engine, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System, Equipment, Structure.

No. 37-26 Service bulletin
2026-09-22 · Engine
Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of approved Porsche C40 GT engine oils
No. 28-26 Service bulletin
2026-09-22 · Power Train
Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C40 Engine Oils. Note that this bulletin covers all models back to model year 1984, for which C40 engine oils are allocated.
No. 27-26 Service bulletin
2026-09-22 · Engine
Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils. Note that the bulletin covers all models back to model year 1984, for which C20 engine oils are allocated.
No. 26-26 Service bulletin
2026-09-22 · Power Train
Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C30 Engine Oils. Note that the bulletin includes all models back to model year 1984, for which C30 engine oils are allocated.
No. 25-26 Service bulletin
2026-09-22 · Engine
Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche A40 Engine Oils. Note that this bulletin covers all vehicles from model year 1997 to 2020, for which A40 engine oils are assigned. Model years 1997-2001 are not available for selection in the system.
SPTL2609 Service bulletin
2026-09-14 · Wheels
Special Tools and Equipment Information for alignment machines - Q3 2026 Software Spec Update Available
No. 12-26 Service bulletin
2026-09-01 · Electrical System
Technical Information for Damage to Nano Plug Contacts Due to Utilization of Incorrect Measuring Equipment
SPTL2314a Service bulletin
2026-08-28 · Unknown Or Other
Special Tools and Equipment Information for Diagnostic Equipment Standards for all USA Porsche Centers

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 3.4%

failed emissions

358 initial inspections of 352 vehicles.

Measure	The 2019 911	Every 2019 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the emissions check	3.4%	2.7%	358
Failed the safety inspection	0%	1.7%	358
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0%	0.20%	358
Miles driven a year	2,377	9,904	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	17,468	72,084	odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2019 vehicle” is every 2019 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

911 by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2026 A 0 1 21 mpg 2025 A 2 2 21 mpg 2024 F 5 7 Do not drive 2023 F 8 3 Do not drive 2022 F 8 10 Do not drive 2021 F 8 6 Do not drive 2020 F 8 7 20 mpg 2019 this page B 3 2 25 mpg 2018 B 2 2 25 mpg 2017 C 5 6 25 mpg 2016 B 3 2 23 mpg

Common questions about the 2019 911

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

How much does the 2019 Porsche 911 cost?

The manufacturer lists $187,500 for the 911 GT3 RS RWD. Those are MSRPs from the manufacturer's own press material; they exclude destination, options, taxes and whatever the dealer adds. Every trim and price is listed above.

Does the 2019 Porsche 911 have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 3 recall campaigns for the 2019 Porsche 911. The most serious on file is 21V201000, covering Suspension. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2019 Porsche 911?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2019 Porsche 911 yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it B (83/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2019 Porsche 911?

Across the 43 EPA-rated configurations of the 2019 Porsche 911, the best EPA combined figure is 25 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2019 Porsche 911?

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Porsche 911, most often about engine, power train. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2019 Porsche 911?

The EPA smog rating for the 2019 Porsche 911 is 1 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III LEV160, Federal Tier 3 Bin 160 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2019 Porsche 911?

The manufacturer has filed 3387 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2019 Porsche 911, most often covering engine, unknown or other, electrical system. The most recent is dated 2026-09-22. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2019 Porsche 911 do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2019 Porsche 911 failed the emissions check on 3.4% of first inspections — close to the 2.7% for every 2019 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 0% (every 2019 vehicle: 1.7%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	43 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	42 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	3	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	2	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	none	NHTSA NCAP	NHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe.
Service bulletins	3387	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	none	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	No defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	none	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	We had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Trims, pricing & equipment	2 trims	Manufacturer press kit	Transcribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.

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