Porsche prepares for global Taycan electric sportscar “recall”

German luxury carmaker Porsche is reportedly preparing for a global recall of its Taycan electric sports car, after a failure report was filed in the US alleging a loss of power while driving affecting multiple owners

The report was filed with the US-based National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) and states that 9 owners complained of the fault because of a “loss of motive power while in motion at any speed without warning to the driver.”

According to the filing, “A loss of charge in the 12V battery may deactivate the entire electrical system and prevent the vehicle from operation.”

Six complainants said that after a loss of power they were unable to start their cars.

The Porsche Taycan, which is available in Australia in seven variants priced between $156,300 and $345,800, is the German carmaker’s first entry into all-electric mobility. It claims repeatable, but brief, acceleration in “overboost mode” as one of its prime selling points.

And despite its high-end price tag, the Taycan has proven very popular in Australia since its introduction in early 2021 – so much so that it has accounted for half of Porsche Australia’s passenger car sales in 2021 with 326 units sold as of the end of May and placing it at #3 behind the Tesla Model 3 and “budget” MG ZS EV on the local EV sales ladder.

The news of the potential recall, which comes via “people familiar with the matter as reported by Bloomberg, comes soon after a voluntary “recall” was filed by Tesla in China that will see almost 300,000 Model 3 and Model Y electric cars updated over-the-air to fix a problem that can accidentally activate cruise control.

Like Tesla vehicles, the Taycan can be updated over-the-air, although Bloomberg has not clarified if the Taycan issue can be remedied in this manner also.

The Driven has reached out to Porsche’s Australian arm and will update this article as more information comes to hand, although Bloomberg notes that its enquiries were declined.