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2019 Porsche Cayenne problems

The 2019 Porsche Cayenne has 74 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (15%) concerns air bags. Next are electrical system (14%) and drivetrain & axles (8%).

At a glance

Complaints
74 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Air bags 15% of complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0
Typical mileage
10,000 miles 12 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%.

  • Air bags 15%
  • Electrical system 14%
  • Drivetrain & axles 8%
  • Engine 8%
  • Backover prevention 7%
  • Brakes 7%
  • Lighting 7%
  • Cruise control 5%
  • Lane departure 5%
  • Forward collision avoidance 4%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2019 Porsche Cayenne Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 10,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 10,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 83% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles9
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 10,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Porsche Cayenne with enough data (39 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.

Several times a month when my car comes to a stop the brakes malfunction and the brake pedal goes to the floor and the power steering stops working. It takes up to another car length to fully stop when this happens - sometimes just a few extra feet. It has caused me to damage the front end by driving into a bush. The dealer refuses to do anything because they can't replicate the brake problem and they state the steering problem is normal.

Reported at 12,000 miles, June 2019 Crash

There is a strong smell of gas that happens intermittently while driving the automobile. This happens during slow motion in heavy traffic on both highway and local roads.

May 2019

The contact owns a 2019 Porsche Cayenne. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in reverse(R), the back-over prevention camera failed to provide a rear-view image. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V896000 (Back Over Prevention); and associated the failure with the recall. The local dealer was contacted; however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.

Reported at 105,000 miles, July 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Porsche Cayenne. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed an unknown red warning message. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the contact was unsure if the vehicle was inspected. The dealer had not provided a diagnostic test information. The contact was informed that parts were unavailable. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V896000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable.

Reported at 46,000 miles, June 2026

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