Porsche 968
Registered from 1992 to 1995.
About this model
The Porsche 968 is a sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Porsche AG from 1991 until 1995. It was the final evolution of a series of water-cooled front-engine rear wheel drive models that began almost 20 years earlier with the introduction of the 924. It was intended to take over the entry-level position in the company lineup from the 944, which much of the vehicle was derived from. The 968 was Porsche's last new front-engined vehicle until the introduction of the Porsche Cayenne in 2003.
From the Wikipedia article Porsche 968, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1994 3.0 petrol. 33 of 235 tests failed, 14%.
Better than 89% of 1994 cars. The typical one fails 24%, across 127 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 52% | 17 |
| Lights and electrics | 52% | 17 |
| Visibility | 18% | 6 |
| Body and structure | 15% | 5 |
| Suspension | 15% | 5 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 12% | 4 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 52% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Suspension — 15% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 12% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 52% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Visibility — 18% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Body and structure — 15% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
When it starts failing
Most of these pass at every mileage on record.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80–100k miles | 11% | — | 55 | |
| 100–120k miles | 14% | — | 43 | |
| 120–140k miles | 25% | — | 44 |
142 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.