How frequently do you get punctures?

[UKPerson]

Hello All,

Had my Taycan a few weeks and really enjoying it.

Yesterday I went out for the longest drive so far. 83 miles each way to Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare.

Had a great day but, when I returned to the car, the front drivers side had a puncture. Using Porsche Assistance (subcontracted to the AA) I first had a patrol mechanic. As it wasn't possible to fix it by the side of the road he then called in a flat-bed recovery truck. The recovery driver was fantastic (shout out to Dean from the AA) and, upon hearing how long we'd already been waiting, told me he'd recover us all the way home, rather than to the nearest service station as he'd been told to do.

It took 9 hours in all from first call to get the car and ourselves back home. Including a tense reversing down our (long and narrow) drive in pitch black conditions, with me on the phone guiding him as he had to fold in both his mirrors.

One thing he mentioned was that he recovers a lot of Taycans for punctures. The combination of low-profile tires (mine are 21s) together with the weight makes this a very common issue. I've looking on these forums for information on this but haven't found much.

So, my question. Do you find you get a lot of punctures?

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[Jhenson29]

32 months/33k miles. No punctures.
4S PB+ battery on 20” wheels.

 

[WattTurbo]

6 months and 9k miles when the passenger rear got a nail on the edge. Since the remaining one was pretty worn out, I recall it has 5/32 left, I got both replaced-one was covered under tires insurance. 21” PZERO. I tend to think it’s due to the tire size and stickiness of these tires.

 

[JIP1080]

~5mo, 2500mi, 2 punctures. But that had more to do with my neighbor using a lazy contractor who spilled nails all over the street and didn't clean up. The wheel & tire package covered two brand new tires for me though. Wish it would have covered the 4 new my wife needed ?

 

[freeforall]

I had 2 punctures with the 1st 4 months of ownership and on the same tire. I was lucky though as I got 2 punctures repaired and did not have to buy a new tire.

 

[Bognar67]

19 months, 21"s, 21k miles - no puncture.

 

[KLHubb]

I picked up a screw about a month ago, and couldn't figure out how it got so far up the side wall...see photo. At first I thought I was victim of an evil carpenter. Upon reflection, I decided it must have been imbedded in snow. This is the first on my Taycan, but have had several on my 911S and Panamera over the years.

 

[Neptune]

In 8000 miles (3 years) I have had to replace ALL my tyres THREE (3) times!

The roads are falling apart were I am and even the 1 cm deep but wide pot holes cause by tyers to buldge at the side.

Low profile tyres, heavy car and shitty roads are not a good combination.

 

[TXSchnee]

Nearly a year and 7900 miles and zero punctures on my CT 4S with 21” wheels. I have had 3 punctures in my Cayenne over the last 3 years though. It is why I purchase wheel/tire insurance when I buy my vehicles, definitely has paid out more than it cost on the Cayenne.

 

[electricsidecar]

Two punctures in ~12,000 miles. One on the rear left, one on the rear right. Noticed both due to a slow leak over a few days, and both got replaced under the tire warranty (~$50 / tire).

 

[UKPerson]

In 8000 miles (3 years) I have had to replace ALL my tyres THREE (3) times!

The roads are falling apart were I am and even the 1 cm deep but wide pot holes cause by tyers to buldge at the side.

Low profile tyres, heavy car and shitty roads are not a good combination.

Similar situation where I am (Chalfont St Peter). Roads are dreadful. Made worse by the fact that the narrow lanes which approach the house force you right to the side of the road on a regular basis. Have to be really careful as there are some major potholes at the edges. I was in a taxi a few weeks ago and he didn't realise. A huge bang as his wheel hit the hole. His Prius seemed to be okay. In the Porsche I'm sure it would have meant a wrecked wheel.

 

[cityhpper]

22 months and 24 000 miles in a CT4 on 20" tyres. No punctures or damage to rims/wheels. Probably jinxed it now, but let's see...

 

[r553]

I've had two flats on my 2020 4S with the standard 19 inch wheels. Since I bought an 18" used Cayenne spare tire and a jack off of Amazon I haven't had a flat thankfully. The all season tires on the front have worn out twice (12K miles each time ) and the rear tires once (23K miles ).

 

[eddieterry]

Had a puncture due to pothole last weekend. Raining so could not tell if pothole or puddle. Porsche assist managed to use a rubber repair at 1.00 am !! Potholes and 21 low profiles don’t like one another.

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