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2019 Porsche Panamera hybrid: common problems and MOT failures

What MOT testers find on the hybrid Porsche Panamera first registered in 2019 (hybrid cars only): we looked at the 1,248 MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

1,248MOTs of 2019 hybrid cars, done in 2023–2025
90%pass first time (all 2019 cars: 85%)
7,400typical miles a year
2×the usual rate for nail or damage in a tyre

What goes wrong more than usual on a 2019 Porsche Panamera hybrid?

Parts flagged at MOT more often on the 2019 Porsche Panamera hybrid than on all cars registered in 2019.

  • Nail or damage in a tyre2× usual
    Porsche Panamera
    4.1% All 2019 cars
    2.1%

    Failed outright at MOT: 0%, against 0% of all 2019 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £70–£150 our estimate

    At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges. Uneven wear can point to tracking or suspension problems.

Better than most

Brake pads: 2.5% here, against 10.1% of all 2019 cars.

Common 2019 Porsche Panamera hybrid MOT failures and advisories

The share of 2019 Porsche Panamera hybrid MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

  • Tyres
    25% of testsRough price £70–£150

    At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.

  • Brakes
    4% of testsRough price £150–£350

    At the viewing: Look for a lip on the disc edges and feel for judder or pulling when braking firmly from about 40mph.

  • Lights and electrics
    2% of testsRough price £10–£80

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.

  • Wipers, windscreen and mirrors
    2% of testsRough price £15–£250

    At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.

  • Seats and seatbelts
    1% of testsRough price £80–£250

    At the viewing: Pull each seatbelt sharply. It should lock, and retract cleanly.

  • Suspension
    1% of testsRough price £120–£400

    At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.

Questions to ask the seller before buying a 2019 Porsche Panamera hybrid

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

  1. Any recent work on the nail or damage in a tyre? (Flagged at MOT 2× as often on the 2019 Porsche Panamera hybrid as on other cars the same age.)
  2. Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Other years

Every year of the Porsche Panamera compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2025–Too new for MOT data
2024–Too new for MOT data
2023–Too new for MOT data
2022400Tyres 28%
2021604Tyres 25%
20201,313Tyres 24%
20182,247Tyres 23%
20172,927Tyres 23%
20161,050Tyres 25%
20151,970Tyres 26%
20142,193Tyres 26%
20132,160Tyres 26%
20121,911Tyres 28%
20111,097Tyres 25%
2010929Tyres 25%
2009319Tyres 23%

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, counting the MOTs of Porsche Panamera cars first registered in 2019. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score