Reliability & cost of ownership
Porsche Cayenne Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Porsche Cayenne? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Porsche Cayenne problems by model year
65 recall entries and 473 owner complaints on file across 23 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Porsche Cayenne, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train115 complaints
- unknown or other85 complaints
- electrical system72 complaints
- engine71 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system61 complaints
- air bags59 complaints
- exterior lighting35 complaints
- fuel system21 complaints