How much does a used Porsche Boxster cost in Singapore?

Most used Porsche Boxster on the market are around 7 years old, asking roughly S$225k–S$258k (typically about S$240k). That's the age with the widest choice — and the most sellers competing, so it's where you'll have the most room to bargain.

Is the Porsche Boxster reliable?

In our read, the Porsche Boxster scores 75 out of 100 on brand reliability. That still varies by generation and how the individual car was looked after, so always check the service history before you commit.

What should I expect to pay for a used Porsche Boxster with a given mileage?

It depends on the exact variant, age and mileage — a higher-mileage car should ask less. Use the price modeller on this page to get a fair-price range for a specific age and mileage, so you know what to offer.

Where do these Porsche Boxster figures come from?

They're worked out from current used-Porsche Boxster listings in Singapore — asking prices, mileage and registration years — not past transaction prices. We refresh them regularly, and we flag thin data rather than guess.

Porsche Boxster

Name: Porsche Boxster
Brand: Porsche

Four generations on sale. The 1st gen 986 is the value pick; the 718 leads on resale; the Boxster 981 is the fresh-buy target.

Model strength

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Focus

Weighs every axis evenly. Changes the weighting, not the numbers.

▲ 2 axes vary by variant (price, running cost) — see variant pages.

Price by age

What does a car this age cost?

Generation timeline (aligned to chart)

718

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Age	Generation	Price range	Min. Down	Availability
3y	718	S$440k – S$388k	S$160k	Medium
4y	718	S$467k – S$330k	S$180k	High
7y	718	S$258k – S$225k	S$96k	Medium

Generation: Tap a generation (↓) to jump to its full breakdown below; the colour maps back to the timeline strip + legend above.
Price range: P75 → P25 of asking — the middle half of listings at that age sits inside this band. Outliers above and below excluded.
Down payment: MAS Notice 642 LTV cap applied to the age's median asking: 30% when OMV is up to S$20k, 40% above. Max loan tenure 7 years. Rows marked * mix both OMV buckets — we display the conservative 40% figure so the quote never under-states what a luxury-OMV listing at that age would actually require.
Availability: High when this age's listing share is ≥1.5× the model's uniform expectation, low when ≤0.6×, medium otherwise. Model-relative, so an evenly-spread model lands all-medium.

Positioning vs segment

Where does Porsche Boxster sit?

0 scoreable luxury convertibles · 10 more in segment lack enough listings to score

Tap any dot on the chart to see its scores.

Brand reliability: Consumer-survey composite — JD Power · WhatCar · Consumer Reports. Same score for every variant of a given make.
Resale strength: 100 − 3× annualised tangible-decay (COE-stripped). Fitted from each variant's asking-price-by-age regression then averaged at model level.
Peer set: Every same-segment model with ≥5 active PARF listings whose variants fit a depreciation curve. Practicality isn't plotted — it's a body-shape constant within the segment, so it would be the same for every dot.
Quadrants: The crosshair marks the segment median on each axis. Top-right (Safe Bets) is strong on both; top-left (Hidden Gems) holds value above what the brand reputation suggests; bottom-right (Bargain Buys) is well-built but depreciates fast — buy cheap; bottom-left (High Risk) is soft on both.

Generation

718 (982; 2016-present) · Reg 2016–2023

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Asking: S$260k–400k
Median: S$290k
Decay: 10.7%/yr

No widely-documented gen-defining issue at the level we curate for. Let condition + service book decide; the disclosure below has the deeper advice.

Trims in this generation

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5 trims

Generation

Boxster 981 (2012-2016) · Reg 2012–2013

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Asking: S$170k–182k
Median: S$176k
Decay: —

No widely-documented gen-defining issue at the level we curate for. Let condition + service book decide; the disclosure below has the deeper advice.

Trims in this generation

Pick a trim to see its score, deal target, and pre-purchase checklist.

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2 trims

Generation

2nd gen 987 (2004-2012) · Reg 2005–2012

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Verdict

Same era as the 911 997 — the M97 / M96 IMS bearing + bore-scoring story applies here too. 987.1 (2004-2008) Boxster S 3.4L M97 is the bore-scoring poster child; demand a borescope inspection. 987.2 (2009-2012) DFI engine eliminates both IMS and bore scoring entirely — the durable pick of the gen. 2005 model year single-row IMS bearing has 8-15% failure rate; mid-late 2005 onward got the larger non-serviceable bearing (<1% rate).

Asking: S$70k–157k
Median: S$135k
Decay: —

What's good

987.2 (2009-2012) Boxster / Cayman — DFI engine — eliminates the IMS bearing entirely and the redesigned cylinder liners ended the bore-scoring saga. Same logic as the Porsche 997.2 entry; the cleanest entry into 987 ownership and the highest-confidence engine on the chassis.
987.1 with documented LN Engineering IMS retrofit + borescope-clean cylinders — converts the headline 987.1 era risks (IMS + bore scoring) to non-issues. Paperwork for both checks is the single best filter on a pre-2009 Boxster / Cayman.

What to watch

987.1 Boxster S 3.4L M97 (MY 2007-2008) with no recent borescope — the engine most associated with bore scoring across the entire 987 range. A darkened left tailpipe or persistent idle tick is the audit point. Top-end rebuild S$15-25k locally; walk if the seller won't allow the borescope.
MY 2005 Boxster (M96) with no proof the IMS bearing was replaced — the affected single-row bearing year with 8-15% failure rate. LN Engineering retrofit is the canonical fix; most surviving cars have had it but it's a paperwork question, not an assumption.

Trims in this generation

Pick a trim to see its score, deal target, and pre-purchase checklist.

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6 trims

Generation

1st gen 986 (1996-2004) · Reg 1997–2000

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Asking: S$30k–41k
Median: S$34k
Decay: —

No widely-documented gen-defining issue at the level we curate for. Let condition + service book decide; the disclosure below has the deeper advice.

Trims in this generation

Pick a trim to see its score, deal target, and pre-purchase checklist.

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3 trims

Common questions about the Porsche Boxster

How much does a used Porsche Boxster cost in Singapore?: Most used Porsche Boxster on the market are around 7 years old, asking roughly S$225k–S$258k (typically about S$240k). That's the age with the widest choice — and the most sellers competing, so it's where you'll have the most room to bargain.
Is the Porsche Boxster reliable?: In our read, the Porsche Boxster scores 75 out of 100 on brand reliability. That still varies by generation and how the individual car was looked after, so always check the service history before you commit.
What should I expect to pay for a used Porsche Boxster with a given mileage?: It depends on the exact variant, age and mileage — a higher-mileage car should ask less. Use the price modeller on this page to get a fair-price range for a specific age and mileage, so you know what to offer.
Where do these Porsche Boxster figures come from?: They're worked out from current used-Porsche Boxster listings in Singapore — asking prices, mileage and registration years — not past transaction prices. We refresh them regularly, and we flag thin data rather than guess.