Taycan

Taycan Cross Turismo

2021–2024 · 5dr wagon

The Cross Turismo is the Taycan's raised wagon body: roughly 20mm more ride height than the sedan as standard, adaptive air suspension across the range, a longer roofline with meaningfully more rear headroom and cargo space, and a "Gravel" drive mode. Every Cross Turismo is dual-motor all-wheel drive and every one uses the larger 93.4 kWh (gross) Performance Battery Plus — there is no small-battery or rear-drive Cross Turismo. This page covers the pre-facelift (internally "J1.1") cars sold as 2021–2024 model years; the 2025 facelift is a meaningfully different car and isn't covered here yet. For buyers coming from the rest of this site: none of the usual water-cooled-Porsche engine worries apply — there's no IMS bearing, no oil, no bore scoring, no air-oil separator. The Taycan's risk profile is different instead, dominated by a high-voltage battery recall that touches most of these cars, a 12V battery that can strand the car, and software/charging faults — all worth checking, none of them mechanical in the traditional sense.

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Overview

Production: 2021–2024 model years (pre-facelift)
Chassis code: J1 (pre-facelift "J1.1")
Layout: Dual-motor AWD
Battery: 93.4 kWh gross / 83.7 kWh usable (Performance Battery Plus, standard)

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4S Cross Turismo

482 hp

The volume Cross Turismo — within a few tenths of the Turbo in real driving, for far less money, with the big battery as standard.

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Known across every trim

7 flagged

These apply platform-wide, regardless of trim. Each trim's own dashboard adds anything specific to that engine/spec variant.

Critical

High-voltage battery short-circuit recall (ARB6 / ARB7)

Traced to a manufacturing defect in LG Energy Solution cells built at its Poland plant. After smaller earlier campaigns (January and April 2024, covering a few hundred cars each), Porsche expanded the recall on October 1, 2024 to roughly 27,000 US Taycans across the 2020–2024 model years, under two internal codes: ARB6 cars are told to charge to no more than 80% until the fix is done; ARB7 cars have continuous over-the-air monitoring and don't carry the charge limit. The remedy is dealer analysis of the battery's module data, replacement of any modules showing anomalies, then installation of on-board diagnostic software that keeps watching for the fault going forward — all free of charge. Owner letters went out around late November 2024 with the fix projected for early 2025, so by now most cars should be done, but a used car that sat unregistered or changed hands through auction may not be. This research pass confirmed the codes and dates via forum recall threads and news coverage; it couldn't retrieve the NHTSA campaign documents directly.

What to check

Run the VIN through NHTSA's recall lookup and have a Porsche dealer confirm ARB6/ARB7 status — not just "open" vs. "closed," but whether modules were replaced
Ask the seller whether the car is (or was) under the 80% charge-limit instruction, and whether a dealer ever replaced battery modules
Treat an open battery recall as non-negotiable: get it closed before purchase, or price in the time without the car while the dealer does it

Critical

Front brake hoses can crack and leak (ARB0 recall)

Under certain steering and suspension compression conditions, the front hoses are stressed at their minimum bending radius, which can damage the inner fabric liner and eventually leak. The car warns with "brake fluid low" or "PSM failure" messages if it happens. The remedy is replacement with revised hoses that have a larger bending radius — free of charge; revised hoses went into production on May 13, 2024. Straightforward to verify and fix, but a safety item that should be closed before you drive the car home.

What to check

Confirm the ARB0 brake hose recall is completed via VIN
Check the service history for any "brake fluid low" or PSM warning messages

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12V battery drain — the car won't wake even with a full main battery

The 12V battery (lithium on most cars; some early cars used AGM) runs the control modules, locks, and safety systems — if it goes flat, the car won't power on or may not even unlock, no matter how charged the main pack is. Early cars (2020–2021) also had a battery-management bootloader software fault that could drain the 12V or cause a loss of drive readiness; after an NHTSA inquiry, Porsche handled it with a software recall that updated the power electronics and related control units. That's been addressed on cars that have had the update, but the underlying sensitivity to long parking remains. Dealer replacement of the lithium 12V is widely reported at roughly $2,000–3,000; owners overwhelmingly recommend a lithium-compatible maintainer for any car that sits.

What to check

Ask whether the 12V battery has ever been replaced, and whether the car has ever failed to wake after sitting
Confirm the 12V-related software recall was performed (VIN check) on 2021-model-year cars
Ask how the car was stored — a car that sat for weeks without a maintainer is worth a 12V health test

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Rear two-speed gearbox clunk / knock

Every Taycan's rear drive unit has a two-speed gearbox (unusual for an EV), and it was the main mechanical question mark at launch. It hasn't turned into a widespread failure point, but owners do report a slight clunk when it shifts into second (around 50 mph in normal mode), and Porsche issued technical bulletins addressing a knocking noise from the rear drive module on acceleration to roughly 38 mph (60 km/h). Isolated forum reports describe a gearbox replaced for excessive noise. Treat a mild shift clunk as normal character and a loud or repeated knock as worth a dealer look.

What to check

On the test drive, accelerate gently through 35–55 mph in Normal mode and listen for a knock or harsh clunk from the rear
Ask whether any rear drive unit work was done under warranty, and what the TSB outcome was

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Onboard charger and charge-port faults

Documented symptoms include AC charging sessions that stop unexpectedly — including a stored "charging socket — overtemperature" fault (P31D200) reported with Porsche's own Mobile Charger Connect — and onboard charger failures on older cars. US cars came with a 9.6 kW onboard AC charger as standard, with a 19.2 kW unit optional (it needs a matching high-amperage home circuit to use). No reliable failure-rate figure turned up in this pass; the practical advice from every source is to actually charge the car before buying.

What to check

Plug the car into a Level 2 charger during the inspection and confirm it charges at the expected rate without faults
If possible, also do a short DC fast-charging session and confirm the charge rate ramps up normally
Ask which onboard charger it has (9.6 kW or 19.2 kW) and whether it's ever been replaced

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Software, camera, and infotainment glitches

Every source that surveys Taycan reliability groups software and infotainment/camera faults as a recurring theme alongside the battery and charging items above. Most are addressed by dealer software updates rather than hardware replacement, but a car that missed updates can feel noticeably buggier. Not a reason to walk away, but confirm the car is running current software.

What to check

Cycle through every screen, the cameras, and phone connectivity on the test drive
Ask when the car last had a dealer software update

Clear

High-voltage battery degradation — so far a strength, not a weakness

The 800-volt, liquid-cooled pack has held up well in real-world reports. Porsche's high-voltage battery warranty runs 8 years / 100,000 miles (separate from the 4-year / 50,000-mile new-car warranty) and covers both defects and capacity falling below roughly 70% of original. On a 2021–2024 car, that warranty still has years left to run, which is a real part of the used-market case for these cars. A battery state-of-health reading is still the most useful single number to get before you buy.

What to check

Get a dealer or specialist battery health (state-of-health) report, not just the range shown on the dash
Confirm the in-service date so you know how much of the 8-year / 100,000-mile battery warranty remains