2016 Porsche Cayenne problems
The 2016 Porsche Cayenne has 59 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns air bags. Next are drivetrain & axles (12%) and lighting (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 19,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 19,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Porsche Cayenne with enough data (26 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Auto start stop function. When approaching a stop light, the engine will shut off while car is still moving slowly. You lose ability to steer vehicle while moving (albeit slowly) when the auto start/stop function engages. This function should only occur when the car is stopped, not moving slowly.
-driver side wind noise: dealer tried to fix the problem but failed and now they are not willing to fix the problem. Wind noise is so loud that I can not hear approaching emergency vehicle -windshield wipers are not completely attached to the windshield leaving streaks (lose contact). I can see the bottom half when it rains.
Vehicle has auto engine off when stopped. Feature is on by default. Driver must remember to cut feature off each time vehicle is cranked. On several occasions this feature has been hazardous. When stopping on open road to turn across traffic the steering wheel binds when power is lost. When in line at drive thrus or in slow traffic, vehicle lunges as the engine starts back. The default for this feature should be off.
Our turn signal sound is so low that we do not realize that the signal has remained on since our last turn. It has caused oncoming traffic to stop unnecessarily and following traffic to pass inside assuming we were turning left. Both situations have caused near accidents.