2018 Porsche Cayenne problems and recalls

Owners have filed 13 complaints on the 2018 Porsche Cayenne, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Electrical System (3 complaints).

13
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
53.9
Severity index

Severity index 53.9 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 53.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (23.1%)3 23%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (23.1%)3 23%EngineEngine: 3 complaints (23.1%)3 23%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%Air BagsAir Bags: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%Power TrainPower Train: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%TiresTires: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM323.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER323.1%
ENGINE323.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM215.4%
AIR BAGS215.4%
POWER TRAIN17.7%
TIRES17.7%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING17.7%

Complaints filed per year

0232018: 12019: 32021: 22023: 12024: 32025: 22026: 1 (partial year)181932123242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20181
20193
20212
20231
20243
20252
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2018 to 2021 (6 against 6).

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

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 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.