A Porsche service history check shows the visits recorded against a car's registration, with the date, the mileage and the garage. On a car like this, history is a large part of what you are paying for, and a gap can affect what the car is worth when you come to sell. It covers Porsches from model year 2012 where a record is held.
Enter a UK registration. Checkout confirms whether service history is available for the car before you pay.
Complete History Report £16.99 · one-off payment, no subscription. No manufacturer records found? Your payment will not be taken. See what each check includes.
Porsche Centres record their work digitally, and that is what a check by registration reads. Most cars will also come with a service book, and the seller should have it. Read the two together, because neither one alone may tell the whole story.
Well regarded independent Porsche specialists do a lot of this work, and many buyers are happy with that on an older car. Their visits may not appear on the record, so a short record plus a thick folder of specialist invoices is a very different thing from a short record and nothing else.
A UK specialist says Porsche generally recommends a service every two years or 20,000 miles, whichever comes first, and owners describe a bigger service every four years or 40,000 miles, so minor and major visits take turns. Owners have also reported differences between the printed book and Porsche's website, so check the schedule for the exact model and year.
The time limit matters more than most buyers expect. Many Porsches do very few miles a year, and a low figure on the clock can make a car look like it has had an easy life. If it has also gone years without a visit, that is not a bonus. The fluids have aged, and the car has sat.
Note which visits were at a Porsche Centre and which were elsewhere, then look for any years with no visit at all. Compare the mileage with the free MOT history. The price you pay should reflect what you find, and so should the inspection. On a car at this level, an independent pre-purchase inspection by a specialist is money well spent.
The check covers models such as the 911, Cayenne, Macan, Panamera, Boxster and Cayman. A short record does not prove that a car was neglected, but it does make the invoices important, so ask to see them before you agree a price.
A Complete History Report costs £16.99 and lists each visit recorded for the car. It also includes the stolen, write-off and finance checks, so the service record and the risk checks arrive in one report. Ordered on its own, the payment is only authorised at first and taken once records are found. If there are none, the hold is released and you pay nothing.
If you only need the risk checks, the Vehicle Risk Check costs £9.99 and is charged when you order. Both are one-off payments with no subscription. See what each check includes, or read the full guide to a car service history check. ServiceBoss is independent and is not connected with Porsche.
A UK specialist says Porsche generally recommends every two years or 20,000 miles, whichever comes first, with owners describing a bigger service at four years or 40,000 miles. Check the schedule for the exact model and year.
It depends on the age of the car and the specialist. Buyers of newer cars often want Porsche Centre history, while many accept a respected specialist on an older one. Good invoices help either way.
No. Low mileage is only a plus if the car has also had its services on time. Look for regular visits by date, because fluids age and a car that sits for years can have problems of its own.
Enter a UK registration. Checkout confirms whether service history is available for the car before you pay.
Complete History Report £16.99 · one-off payment, no subscription. No manufacturer records found? Your payment will not be taken. See what each check includes.