Porsche Cayenne MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Porsche Cayenne in Great Britain in 2025 — 31,778 tests. Figures cover every Cayenne first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Cayenne ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
85.2%
12.9 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
31,778
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
4.2%
of Cayenne first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
83,750
middle half: 66,250–101,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Porsche Cayenne cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 45,110 Porsche Cayenne cars that were taxed or on SORN: 40,393 taxed and 4,717 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Porsche Cayenne vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
40,393
89.5% of the 45,110 Cayenne cars taxed or on SORN; 52 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
4,717
declared off the road by their keepers — 10.5% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Cayenne cars is still rising: 40,393 at the end of 2025, up 1,682 (4.3%) on the end of 2024, and the highest in the years shown. Cars on SORN went from 550 at the end of 2014 to 4,717 at the end of 2025, up 757.6%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Cayenne cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

010k20k30k40k50k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Cayenne cars, year 2014: 18kTaxed Cayenne cars, year 2015: 20kTaxed Cayenne cars, year 2016: 23kTaxed Cayenne cars, year 2017: 24kTaxed Cayenne cars, year 2018: 26kTaxed Cayenne cars, year 2019: 28kTaxed Cayenne cars, year 2020: 30kTaxed Cayenne cars, year 2021: 31kTaxed Cayenne cars, year 2022: 33kTaxed Cayenne cars, year 2023: 35kTaxed Cayenne cars, year 2024: 39kTaxed Cayenne cars, year 2025: 40k40k
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YearTaxed Cayenne cars
201417,850
201520,222
201622,891
201724,327
201825,815
201928,399
202030,363
202131,304
202233,062
202335,394
202438,711
202540,393

Cayenne cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

01k2k3k4k5k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Cayenne cars on SORN, year 2014: 550Cayenne cars on SORN, year 2015: 685Cayenne cars on SORN, year 2016: 870Cayenne cars on SORN, year 2017: 1kCayenne cars on SORN, year 2018: 1kCayenne cars on SORN, year 2019: 2kCayenne cars on SORN, year 2020: 2kCayenne cars on SORN, year 2021: 3kCayenne cars on SORN, year 2022: 3kCayenne cars on SORN, year 2023: 4kCayenne cars on SORN, year 2024: 4kCayenne cars on SORN, year 2025: 5k5k
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YearCayenne cars on SORN
2014550
2015685
2016870
20171,050
20181,308
20191,734
20202,266
20212,657
20223,121
20233,627
20244,212
20254,717

Which model years survive

Taxed Cayenne cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 40,393 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 1 taxed Cayenne car has no recorded year of manufacture and is not in the table, so the rows add up to 40,392. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Cayenne cars
20252,9287.2%
20244,31710.7%
20233,3128.2%
20222,4396.0%
20211,5423.8%
20202,2735.6%
20193,0407.5%
20181,7484.3%
20171,7274.3%
20162,6906.7%
20152,2455.6%
20141,8134.5%
20132,0315.0%
20121,8294.5%
20111,1232.8%
20107801.9%
20096971.7%
20084831.2%
20075561.4%
20066931.7%
20059822.4%
20047781.9%
All other build years (one year, each under 1%)3660.9%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name CAYENNE under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Cayenne ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Cayenne vs all cars, 2025.

Porsche CayenneAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 3: 93.6%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 4: 93.7%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 5: 91.1%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 6: 91.4%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 7: 88.7%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 8: 87.3%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 9: 85.5%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 10: 85.3%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 11: 84.8%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 12: 83.4%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 13: 83.7%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 14: 80.3%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 15: 82.6%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 16: 73%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 17: 76%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 18: 73.4%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 19: 73.7%Porsche Cayenne, vehicle age 20: 71.7%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Porsche Cayenne 71.7%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Cayenne testsCayenne pass rateAll cars
32,43493.6%88.5%
41,57693.7%87.2%
52,35891.1%86.0%
63,21891.4%83.5%
71,82688.7%80.9%
81,76387.3%78.2%
92,77985.5%74.9%
102,32585.3%71.9%
111,85984.8%68.6%
122,15083.4%65.8%
131,91183.7%63.5%
141,19580.3%61.2%
1585382.6%59.3%
1679473.0%58.3%
1755876.0%57.2%
1865873.4%57.4%
1981873.7%57.0%
201,17771.7%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Cayenne's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Cayenne beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Cayenne ahead
-24-12+0+12+24Age 3: +5.1 points vs the average car3Age 4: +6.5 points vs the average carAge 5: +5.1 points vs the average car5Age 6: +7.9 points vs the average carAge 7: +7.8 points vs the average car7Age 8: +9.1 points vs the average carAge 9: +10.6 points vs the average car9Age 10: +13.4 points vs the average carAge 11: +16.2 points vs the average car11Age 12: +17.6 points vs the average carAge 13: +20.2 points vs the average car13Age 14: +19.1 points vs the average carAge 15: +23.3 points vs the average car15Age 16: +14.7 points vs the average carAge 17: +18.8 points vs the average car17Age 18: +16.0 points vs the average carAge 19: +16.7 points vs the average car19Age 20: +14.1 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+5.1
4+6.5
5+5.1
6+7.9
7+7.8
8+9.1
9+10.6
10+13.4
11+16.2
12+17.6
13+20.2
14+19.1
15+23.3
16+14.7
17+18.8
18+16.0
19+16.7
20+14.1

The Cayenne fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Cayenne fleet still in use.

01k2k3k4kAge 3: 2k3Age 4: 1kAge 5: 2k5Age 6: 3kAge 7: 1k7Age 8: 1kAge 9: 2k9Age 10: 2kAge 11: 1k11Age 12: 2kAge 13: 1k13Age 14: 1kAge 15: 85315Age 16: 794Age 17: 55817Age 18: 658Age 19: 81819Age 20: 1k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
32,434
41,576
52,358
63,218
71,826
81,763
92,779
102,325
111,859
122,150
131,911
141,195
15853
16794
17558
18658
19818
201,177

What a Cayenne fails on

Where the failure items land when a Cayenne fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.4%
Tyres23.2%
Brakes13.6%
Suspension13.4%
Visibility7.7%
Noise, emissions and leaks7.3%
Identification of the vehicle3.2%
Body, chassis, structure2.9%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (94.7% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Cayenne, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 37.7% of advisories37.7%Brakes: 27.9% of advisories27.9%Suspension: 15.2% of advisories15.2%Non-component advisories: 6.6% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 5.8% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 1.8% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structure
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres37.7%
Brakes27.9%
Suspension15.2%
Non-component advisories6.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks5.8%
Body, chassis, structure1.8%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Cayenne?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested Cayenne fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 84.6% of 13,667 tests84.6%Petrol13,667 testsDiesel: 83.7% of 12,458 tests83.7%Diesel12,458 testsHybrid electric: 90.2% of 5,582 tests90.2%Hybrid5,582 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol13,66784.6%
Diesel12,45883.7%
Hybrid electric5,58290.2%

What mileage is normal for a Cayenne?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Cayenne; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Cayenne (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 16,250–33,750)Age 4: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 23,750–41,250)Age 5: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 28,750–51,250)Age 6: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 33,750–58,750)Age 7: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 43,750–71,250)Age 8: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 53,750–86,250)Age 9: typical 76,250 miles (middle half 61,250–93,750)Age 10: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 66,250–101,250)Age 11: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 71,250–113,750)Age 12: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 81,250–121,250)Age 13: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 83,750–128,750)Age 14: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 91,250–136,250)Age 15: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 91,250–141,250)Age 16: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 96,250–143,750)Age 17: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 83,750–131,250)Age 18: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 91,250–138,750)Age 19: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 96,250–143,750)Age 20: typical 123,750 miles (middle half 98,750–146,250)123k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
316,25023,75033,750
423,75031,25041,250
528,75038,75051,250
633,75043,75058,750
743,75056,25071,250
853,75068,75086,250
961,25076,25093,750
1066,25083,750101,250
1171,25091,250113,750
1281,250101,250121,250
1383,750106,250128,750
1491,250113,750136,250
1591,250116,250141,250
1696,250121,250143,750
1783,750108,750131,250
1891,250113,750138,750
1996,250118,750143,750
2098,750123,750146,250

What fails at each age

The Cayenne's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresBrakesIdentification of the vehicleLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentVisibilitySuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres66.6%
3-5 yrsBrakes9.9%
3-5 yrsIdentification of the vehicle6.0%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment5.9%
3-5 yrsVisibility4.4%
3-5 yrsEverything else7.2%
6-9 yrsTyres37.6%
6-9 yrsSuspension15.9%
6-9 yrsBrakes13.4%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8.9%
6-9 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks7.8%
6-9 yrsEverything else16.4%
10-13 yrsTyres28.2%
10-13 yrsSuspension21.2%
10-13 yrsBrakes14.6%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14.2%
10-13 yrsVisibility7.1%
10-13 yrsEverything else14.7%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.1%
14+ yrsBrakes16.9%
14+ yrsSuspension13.8%
14+ yrsTyres13.5%
14+ yrsNoise, emissions and leaks8.9%
14+ yrsEverything else18.8%
How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.