Model dashboards
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Each dashboard covers known issues by severity, general market pricing context, and a buying checklist specific to that model, generation, and trim. More are added over time.
981 Cayman
2013–2016
The last naturally-aspirated mid-engine Cayman before the 718 switched to turbocharged flat-fours.
997.2 Carrera
2009–2012
The mid-cycle facelift that dropped the IMS bearing entirely — the reliability turning point for the 997 generation.
991.1 Carrera
2012–2016
An all-new platform over the 997 — more refined, more modern, and the last naturally aspirated 911 generation before turbocharging.
997.2 GT3
2010–2011
The last GT3 to use the legendary Mezger engine — a purist's naturally aspirated 911 from the same chassis generation as the DFI-powered Carrera, with an entirely different (and entirely separate) risk profile.
996 Carrera
1999–2004
The first water-cooled 911, and the car most associated with the IMS bearing conversation — now a 20+ year old classic with most of the fleet already addressed.
718 Cayman
2017–2025
The turbocharged-flat-four generation — no IMS bearing risk at all, with its own newer set of things to check instead.
Taycan Cross Turismo
2021–2024
The lifted, wagon-bodied electric Taycan — no engine to worry about, but a high-voltage battery recall and a fragile 12V battery to check instead.
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