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Porsche Cayenne, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

41,175 Porsche Cayennes are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 85.2% of initial MOT tests, 12.9 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Porsche Cayenne at the MOT

85.2% of 31,778 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Cayenne 117th of 575 models. Porsche Cayennes aged 3 to 5 years passed 92.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 78.8%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Porsche Cayenne85.2%
  • All Porsche modelsThe Cayenne is 2.4 pts behind87.6%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Porsche Cayenne tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years6,880 tests92.1%
  • 6 to 10 years10,670 tests86.7%
  • 11 years and over12,378 tests78.8%

Where Cayennes fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Porsche Cayenne tests in 2025.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.4%
  • Tyres23.2%
  • Brakes13.6%
  • Suspension13.4%
  • Visibility7.7%

The items testers recorded most often were coil spring fractured or broken (9%), condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (6.9%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (6.4%).

The MOT page lists every common Cayenne MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Porsche Cayenne MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Cayenne's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.23.4% of Cayenne failure items

  2. Tyres

    Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.23.2% of Cayenne failure items

  3. Brakes

    Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.13.6% of Cayenne failure items

Porsche Cayennes in the UK

41,175 were licensed at the end of June 2026, the 3rd most of any Porsche. The number licensed has grown 129% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
+129%from 17,951 licensed
Typical year of first use
2018half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2018 or earlier
First registered in 2025
3,060against 4,692 in 2024
Declared off the road
5,06111% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Porsche Cayennes since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 201417,951
End of 201520,333
End of 201622,999
End of 201724,427
End of 201825,915
End of 201928,489
End of 202030,451
End of 202131,387
End of 202233,135
End of 202335,462
End of 202438,767
End of 202540,441
End of June 202641,175

How old they are

Licensed Porsche Cayennes by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year

A further 2,085 were first used before 2006.

Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
20252,9283,060
20244,3144,692
20233,3103,740
20222,4333,070
20211,5382,117
20202,2633,158
20193,0324,015
20181,7422,287
20171,7182,148
20162,6703,388
20152,2243,052
20141,794
20131,999
20121,794
20111,103
2010773
2009671
2008457
2007538
2006681

2,224 Cayennes first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 73% of the 3,052 first registered that year.

Cayenne engines and fuel

3.0 litre engines made up 59% of Porsche Cayenne MOT tests in 2025, followed by 4.1 litre at 7.9%. Petrol accounts for 41% of licensed Cayennes and diesel for 29%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 31,759 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 3.0 litre59.5%
  • 4.1 litre7.9%
  • 4.8 litre7.1%
  • 4.5 litre6.9%
  • 2.9 litre5.8%

Fuel type, licensed Cayennes

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol16,73341%
Diesel11,80329%
Battery electric1240.3%
Plug-in hybrid11,71028%
Hybrid electric7652%
Gas400.1%

Porsche Cayenne recalls

26 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Porsche Cayenne. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Cayenne is affected.

  1. Oct 2025 R/2025/432

    ASA9 Recall campaign - Check the high-pressure pump connections and if necessary replace the high-pressure pumps including fuel lines

    Cayennes built Apr 2023 to Sep 2025 · 12 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On affected vehicles the screw connection of the high-pressure pump was not implemented in accordance with the technical specifications. This can lead to a leak and the possibility of the fuel igniting.
    Remedy
    Check the screw connections of both high-pressure pumps and replace the high-pressure pumps and fuel lines if necessary.

  2. Dec 2024 R/2025/063

    ARC1 Recall campaign - Re-programming DME control unit

    Cayennes built Aug 2014 to Nov 2017 · 100 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The software version of the engine control unit does not correspond to the software version that should be on the vehicle.
    Remedy
    Review the software version of the engine control unit and if necessary update it to the correct software version.

  3. Dec 2024 R/2025/061

    ARB9 Recall campaign - Re-program DME control unit

    Cayennes built Nov 2012 to Oct 2017 · 23 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The software version of the engine control unit does not correspond to the software version that should be on the vehicle.
    Remedy
    Review the software version of the engine control unit and if necessary update it to the correct software version.

  4. Dec 2024 R/2025/060

    ARC2 Recall campaign - Re-programming DME control unit

    Cayennes built Mar 2016 to Sep 2017 · 19 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The software version of the engine control unit does not correspond to the software version that should be on the vehicle.
    Remedy
    Review the software version of the engine control unit and if necessary update it to the correct software version.

  5. Aug 2024 R/2024/306

    ARB2 - Replacing upper trailing arm on the front axle

    Cayennes built May 2024 to Jun 2024 · 650 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On affected vehicles there's a possibility the upper trailing arms on the nearside front axle do not meet required specifications. If this is the case the trailing arm may break.
    Remedy
    Replace the nearside upper trailing arm on the front axle.

  6. Feb 2022 R/2022/052

    The chassis geometry on the rear axle has deviated in some cases

    Cayennes built Sep 2020 to Oct 2021 · 36 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    During a data analysis with regard to carrying out recall campaign AMA9 we discovered that the chassis geometry on the rear axle has deviated in some cases.
    Remedy
    The chassis setting on the affected vehicles must be checked and corrected if necessary.

  7. Jan 2022 R/2022/002

    Improve the engine control system in terms of nitrogen oxide emissions

    Cayennes built May 2011 to Sep 2015 · 8,111 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Engine control software will be updated.

  8. Jul 2021 R/2021/271

    Screws securing steering column to steering gear don't meet specifications

    Cayennes built Oct 2017 to Apr 2021 · 5 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The screws securing the steering column to the steering gear may not meet the required specifications on affected vehicles.
    Remedy
    The steering column screws must be replaced.
How to check a specific Cayenne for recalls

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Porsche Cayenne FAQs

How many Porsche Cayennes are there in the UK?

41,175 Porsche Cayennes were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 5,061 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Porsche Cayenne reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 85.2% first-time pass rate for the Porsche Cayenne across 31,778 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Porsche Cayenne had any recalls?

26 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Porsche Cayenne. The most recent was published in October 2025. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Porsche Cayenne?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, tyres and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Porsche Cayenne's history?

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Porsche history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Porsche VIN check.

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MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.