Porsche CAYENNE - 2006
216.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2006 is 371.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Porsche CAYENNE, model year 2006.
Sample size: 1,113 cars, 2,495 tests and 5,407 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,113 cars
The 2006 Porsche Cayenne has an overall defect rate of 217 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the average of 369 per 100, marking a 41% improvement. This model performs particularly well in categories such as brakes, steering, and visibility, showing a notable reduction in defects compared to average cars of the same year. In contrast, it has a higher defect rate in the equipment category. Mileage trends indicate that as the Cayenne ages, the defect rate increases, but it remains generally lower than the yearly average across all mileage segments.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,113 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 43.1% better
87.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 154.1 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 45.0% better
11.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.2 / 100 tests
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 46.9% better
14.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.7 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 39.8% better
66.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 111.1 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 38.1% better
194.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.5 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 70.3% better
17.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 39.0% worse
16.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.8 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▲ 46.3% better
24.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 44.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 767
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 617
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 322
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 298
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 233
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 200
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 191
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 151
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 148
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 140
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 39
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 37
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 31
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 30