2016 Porsche Cayenne problems and recalls

Owners filed 18 complaints on the 2016 Porsche Cayenne in the last three full years, out of 39 on record. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other.

39
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
2
Injuries
55.4
Severity index

Severity index 55.4 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 55.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 15 complaints (38.5%)15 38%Air BagsAir Bags: 10 complaints (25.6%)10 26%Power TrainPower Train: 7 complaints (17.9%)7 18%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 6 complaints (15.4%)6 15%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 5 complaints (12.8%)5 13%EngineEngine: 5 complaints (12.8%)5 13%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (7.7%)3 8%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 1 complaints (2.6%)1 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1538.5%
AIR BAGS1025.6%
POWER TRAIN717.9%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING615.4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM512.8%
ENGINE512.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM37.7%
LANE DEPARTURE12.6%

Complaints filed per year

0482015: 22016: 32017: 12018: 42019: 32020: 12021: 12022: 22023: 72024: 82025: 32026: 4 (partial year)1516171819202122232482526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20152
20163
20171
20184
20193
20201
20211
20222
20237
20248
20253
2026 (year to date)4
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 4.5x those in 2020 to 2022 (18 against 4).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V16900023/03/2016SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGESPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Cayenne vehicles manufactured April 28, 2010, to January 11, 2016. The brake pedal pivot pin may be missing a circlip, allowing the pivot pin to move and the brake pedal to dislodge.
22V65600030/08/2022EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTSPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2003-2020 Porsche Macan, Cayenne, Panamera, and Cayman S, 2001-2004 Boxster, Boxster S, 2004 Boxster 50 JAHRE SPYDER 550 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all affected models and model ye

Other Porsche Cayenne model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 10 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-04. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.