Porsche fuel system problems
Across all Porsche models in NHTSA's complaint database, 197 complaints involve fuel system. The Cayenne accounts for the largest share (43%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Cayenne with 21 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 197 about fuel system, all Porsche models
- Most affected
- Cayenne 43% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 67 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 9
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Porsche models
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2006 Porsche Cayenne21 complaints
- 2005 Porsche Cayenne16 complaints
- 2004 Porsche Cayenne9 complaints
- 2004 Porsche Cayenne S9 complaints
- 2018 Porsche Macan9 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 23 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Among the 67 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.