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    What a Porsche actually costs to run

    Every figure below comes from service records owners logged for their own cars — not estimates, not forum folklore. Medians in US dollars, grouped by generation.

    Records counted

    2,514

    Completed, with a cost

    Cars in the sample

    233

    Documented spend

    $4,534,032

    Median per record

    $315

    Cost by generation

    Only generations with enough logged records to be meaningful. Tap a row for the full breakdown.

    Most logged job
    Porsche 997.12004–200826317$390$2,242Oil service
    Porsche 996.22002–200524226$548$4,389Oil service
    Porsche G-body G-Series / Impact Bumper1974–19899216$249$1,533Oil service
    Porsche 991.12011–201521200$459$2,612Oil service
    Porsche 9861996–200415195$220$1,804Oil service
    Porsche 987.1B2005–200812172$203$1,991Oil service
    Porsche 997.22009–201212161$325$3,052Oil service
    Porsche 987.2B2009–20129120$250$2,999Oil service
    Porsche 996.11998–200113115$700$1,721Suspension
    Porsche 981C 981 Cayman2013–201611114$235$2,515Oil service
    Porsche 9931994–19984108$420$1,736Oil service
    Porsche 987.2C2009–2012887$288$1,911Oil service
    Porsche 987.1C2005–2008881$303$8,583Oil service
    Porsche 92A.1 958.1 Cayenne2011–2014672$271$1,834Tyres & alignment
    Porsche 92A.2 958.2 Cayenne2015–2018863$236$1,108Oil service
    Porsche 9441982–1991362$70Not enough data yetSuspension
    Porsche 991.22016–2019443$442Not enough data yetBrakes
    Porsche 992.12019–2023627$1,628$5,481Oil service
    Porsche 981B 981 Boxster2012–2016622$1,020$4,131Inspection & scheduled service
    Porsche 95B.12014–2018417$264Not enough data yetOil service
    Porsche 718.2C2020–2025612$1,189Not enough data yetOil service

    Most frequently logged jobs

    JobRecordsMedian
    Oil service292$200
    Tyres & alignment162$1,123
    Brakes140$662
    Inspection & scheduled service118$548
    Filters94$73
    Paint & detailing81$700
    Suspension76$689
    Cooling system66$393
    Ignition58$355
    Battery56$263

    Most expensive jobs (median)

    JobRecordsMedian
    IMS / RMS19$3,909
    Exhaust35$1,510
    Tyres & alignment162$1,123
    Engine work11$930
    Paint & detailing81$700
    Suspension76$689
    Brakes140$662
    Inspection & scheduled service118$548
    Air conditioning8$492
    Transmission51$400

    How these numbers are made

    • Every figure comes from service records Porsche owners logged on Elferlog for their own cars. This is what this group of owners paid — not a market average, and not a manufacturer estimate.
    • Only completed work with a recorded cost is counted. Planned work, AI suggestions and fuel fill-ups are excluded.
    • Owners log in their own currency. Amounts are converted to US dollars with a fixed reference rate table, so the numbers stay stable between visits rather than moving with the FX market.
    • Medians are used everywhere, not averages — one engine rebuild should not decide what an oil service costs.
    • A figure is only published when at least 5 records from at least 3 different cars support it. Anything thinner is shown as “not enough data yet”.
    • Categories are shown as a share of records that have a category set, not of every record.
    • No personal data, no individual car and no owner is identifiable from this page.

    Last updated 7 Nov 2026 · rebuilt nightly

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