2017 Porsche Cayenne problems and recalls

Owners filed 11 complaints on the 2017 Porsche Cayenne in the last three full years, out of 16 on record. The most cited component is the Electrical System.

16
Complaints
2
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
56.0
Severity index

Severity index 56.0 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 56.0p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (31.2%)5 31%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (25.0%)4 25%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 3 complaints (18.8%)3 19%EngineEngine: 3 complaints (18.8%)3 19%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 3 complaints (18.8%)3 19%Air BagsAir Bags: 2 complaints (12.5%)2 12%TiresTires: 1 complaints (6.2%)1 6%Power TrainPower Train: 1 complaints (6.2%)1 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM531.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER425.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM318.8%
ENGINE318.8%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING318.8%
AIR BAGS212.5%
TIRES16.2%
POWER TRAIN16.2%

Complaints filed per year

0252018: 12019: 12020: 12022: 12023: 32024: 32025: 52026: 1 (partial year)18192022232425526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20181
20191
20201
20221
20233
20243
20255
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 3.7x those in 2019 to 2022 (11 against 3).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V84400028/11/2018EQUIPMENTPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2017 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, Cayenne Turbo, Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid, Cayenne GTS, Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid Platinum Edition, Macan Turbo and Macan GTS vehicles, 2017-2018 Cayenne S, Macan, Cayenne Platinum Edition and
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 2026-08-07. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.