2006 Porsche Cayenne: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 55 complaints
55
Total Complaints
83,505mi
Median Mileage
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

56,500 25th Percentile
83,505 Median Mileage
117,217 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
13
POWER TRAIN
8
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
AIR BAGS
4
ENGINE
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries
4
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES RESPOND, IT SHOOTS OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP READJUSTED THE COMPUTER MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED IT WAS NORMA..."
"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES RESPOND, IT SHOOTS OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP READJUSTED THE COMPUTER MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED IT WAS NORMA..."
"VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER ("THROTTLE CONTROL" AS THE SERVICE REP PUTS IT), USUALLY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES SUDDEN DECELERATION, CREATING ISSUES FOR SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. IN EACH CASE IF I FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR I CAN MAINTAIN APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH TO GET TO A SIDE STREET, WH..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28