2021 Porsche Cayenne: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 17 complaints about the 2021 Porsche Cayenne and NHTSA has issued 5 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is electrical system, named in 5 of them.

17
Complaints
5
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
0.0
Severity index

Severity index 0.0 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 0.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2021 Porsche Cayenne sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (29.4%)5 29%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (23.5%)4 24%Air BagsAir Bags: 3 complaints (17.6%)3 18%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%EngineEngine: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM529.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER423.5%
AIR BAGS317.6%
STEERING211.8%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE211.8%
ENGINE211.8%
POWER TRAIN211.8%
SERVICE BRAKES211.8%

Complaints filed per year

0242021: 42022: 42023: 22024: 12025: 32026: 3 (partial year)2142223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20214
20224
20232
20241
20253
2026 (year to date)3
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V04000028/01/2022SUSPENSION:REARPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Cayenne vehicles. The rear axle alignment may not have been inspected after the repairs for Recall 21V-271 (AMA9) were performed.
21V27100021/04/2021SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLYPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 Cayenne, Cayenne S, Cayenne Turbo, Cayenne GTS, Cayenne Coupe, Cayenne S Coupe, Cayenne Turbo Coupe, and Cayenne GTS Coupe vehicles. The lock nut on the trailing arm of the rear axle may break due to stress cor
21V49300030/06/2021STEERING:COLUMNPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 Cayenne vehicles. The screw connection between the steering column and steering box may fail, which can result in a detached steering column.
21V31800005/05/2021SEATSPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 Cayenne GTS, Cayenne GTS Coupe, 2020-2021 Cayenne Coupe, Cayenne S Coupe, Cayenne E-Hybrid Coupe vehicles. The passenger seat back heating element was not installed and may impact the calibration of the Occupan
25V89600019/12/2025BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERAPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019-2025 Cayenne, Cayenne E-Hybrid, 2020-2025 911, Taycan, 2024-2025 Panamera, and 2025 Panamera E-Hybrid vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these veh
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.