Porsche Boxster Common Problems & Reliability | whatbreaks

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used car risk analysis // monte carlo cost projections

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Segment: mainstream

Fuel: petrol

Boxster Gen 1 (1996-2025)

mainstreampetrol

Running

~£1548/yr

Deprec.

> Top failure modes

[HIGH]Brake lines~90k mi£80-200

[MED]Coil springs~84k mi£100-200

[MED]Ball joints~97k mi£80-180

electrical▁▁▁▁▁▂▂▂▃▃▄▄▅▅▅▆▃▃▇▄█7.8%

brakes▁▁▁▁▁▂▂▂▂▃▃▃▃▃▃▄▄▃▅▃█6.9%

suspension▁▁▁▁▂▂▂▃▃▄▅▅▅▅▅▆█▄▇█▄5.0%

0k100k200k+

[HIGH]Brake lines~90k mi£80-200

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