Porsche CAYENNE - 2016
86.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Porsche CAYENNE, model year 2016.
Sample size: 3,618 cars, 8,679 tests and 7,542 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 3,618 cars
The 2016 Porsche Cayenne exhibits a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average vehicle of the same year, with 87 defects per 100 vehicles versus 151. This represents a 42% improvement over the average. While tyre wear is not highlighted, the Cayenne stands out positively in several categories, notably in brakes, steering, and visibility, where it performs better than the average vehicle. Notably, it shows a trend of increasing defects with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles segment. Overall, this model demonstrates strong reliability, particularly in critical areas such as brakes and suspension.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,618 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 30.3% better
54.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 95.1% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering component: fouling or misaligned
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 29.3% better
10.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 66.1% better
8.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Headlamp aim unable to be tested
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 44.4% better
88.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 82.4% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 72.7% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 24.8% better
8.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 2,073
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,356
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 458
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 382
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 346
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 250
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 225
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 199
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 192
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 152
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 199
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 152
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 134
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 62
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 59
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 58
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 42
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 37