2017 Porsche Cayenne
This year drew an ordinary 107 complaints for a Porsche Cayenne — the model's median is 53. What they were about is the unusual part: 42.1% of them mention cover, against 2.9% across the other years of this generation.
Generation 2 of the Porsche Cayenne, which began in 2011 and ran to 2018. Everything below compares this year against the others in that generation, not against a different car wearing the same name.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 107 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 53 |
| Involving a crash | 9 |
| Recalls | 2 |
| EPA combined | 19 mpg |
What the complaints were about
- cover — 42.1% of this year's complaints, against 2.9% across the other years of this generation (14.4×).
- break — 16.8% of this year's complaints, against 0% across the other years of this generation (84.1×).
- driving approximately — 16.8% of this year's complaints, against 0% across the other years of this generation (84.1×). Owners wrote it as: driving approximately, approximately mph.
Words owners used for the same problem are counted together, so a fault written four different ways is measured once. Grouped by which complaints they appear in, not by a list anyone wrote in advance.
What owners wrote
Oil leaks from timing chain cover due to defective bolt material, bolts loosen and break. This is a widespread known issue with Cayennes and Macans.
the piece of leather trim sit on top of dash panel below the windshield that cover the airbag shrink and peel off the main dash. The passenger air bag might not deploy properly in the event of frontal collisions because of a loose piece of leather cover it.
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 18V844000 EQUIPMENT Fixed free of charge.
- 22V656000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Porsche Cayenne was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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