Model year

2015 Porsche 918 Spyder

NHTSA lists 5 recalls and 0 complaints for the 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). 1 recall marked park outside. NHTSA lists 1 investigation with no close date in the file. NHTSA lists crash-test variants for this model year and marks the overall rating Not Rated. EPA rates it 22 mpg combined and 50 kWh/100 mi (fuel economy file dated Sep 29, 2026). EPA's annual fuel-cost figures for these configurations are $3,750, based on 15,000 miles and 55% city driving.

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Recalls

18V287000 · May 3, 2018

SUSPENSION:REAR; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder vehicles. The connecting shafts of the longitudinal and transverse control arms may fail due to stress corrosion cracking, impacting vehicle handling.

16V885000 · Dec 9, 2016

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2015 918 Spyder vehicles manufactured November 6, 2013, to July 27, 2015. The affected vehicles have front lower control arms that may crack at the ball joint.

16V520000 · Jul 8, 2016

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Electric vehicles manufactured February 2, 2015 through July 1, 2015. In the affected vehicles, incorrect screws might have been used when re-installing and/or re-securing…

15V335000 · Jun 1, 2015

Park outside

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2015 918 Spyder vehicles manufactured February 25, 2014, to April 29, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the wiring harness for the left rear radiator fan may contact an engine heat insulation plate.

14V457000 · Jul 28, 2014

SUSPENSION:REAR

Porsche Cars of North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2015 918 Spyder vehicles manufactured May 7, 2014, to June 18, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with rear-axle control arms that may break, causing difficulty controlling the…

Complaints

No complaints are listed for this name.

Investigations

Investigations in the NHTSA file (1). "No close date" means the file has no close date. It is not a statement that the investigation is still active.
Action	Subject	Opened	Closed
EA21002	Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture · AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	Sep 17, 2021	No close date in the file

Safety ratings

NHTSA 5-star variants matched to this model year (1). Rollover possibility is the API's published figure, shown as recorded.
Variant	Overall	Front	Side	Pole	Rollover	Photo
2 DR AWD	Not rated	Not Rated	Not Rated	Not Rated	Not Rated · possibility 0	—

Fuel economy

EPA configurations. Electric rows show MPGe in the combined column and kWh/100 mi separately. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 figure.
Configuration	Fuel	City	Hwy	Comb	kWh/100 mi	Range	Annual fuel cost
918 Spyder · 4.6L · Automatic (AM-S7) · All-Wheel Drive	Premium Gasoline · Plug-in Hybrid	20	24	22	50.0	420	$3,750

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Check a vehicle

This page is not a VIN lookup. NHTSA's recall tool checks a specific vehicle: nhtsa.gov/recalls. NHTSA's page for this model year is 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder at NHTSA. Complaint narratives stay on NHTSA's site and are not copied here.