2014 Porsche Cayenne

◆ Worse than typical

2014 Porsche Cayenne
RENDERED 2026-08-02T10:27:21.033Z

This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.

This verdict reflects complaint volume compared to this model's typical year. Recalls and safety issues below apply regardless of the verdict — always check them.

How is this computed?

COMPLAINTS PER YEAR

2014: 53 complaints

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Year	Complaints
2003	2
2004	38
2005	32
2006	41
2008	27
2009	15
2010	1
2011	30
2012	27
2013	40
2014	53
2015	13
2016	38
2017	15
2018	13
2019	39
2020	20
2021	17
2022	3
2023	5
2024	5
2025	5
2026	3

KNOWN PROBLEM AREAS

POWER TRAIN 32%

32% of complaints: power train — 17 distinct reports on file.

AIR BAGS 17%

17% of complaints: air bags — 9 distinct reports on file.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11%

11% of complaints: electrical system — 6 distinct reports on file.

FIRE INJURY

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 PORSCHE CAYENNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SEPARATION BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND HEADLIGHTS. AS A RESULT, WATER ENTERED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURES.

NHTSA ODI report, 20180604

SAME DAY I BOTH CAR WHEN I REACHED HOME... THE RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT FELL OFF AND WAS HANGING FROM THE WIRE. I HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING IN STOCK.

NHTSA ODI report, 20140902

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9%

9% of complaints: vehicle speed control — 5 distinct reports on file.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 9%

9% of complaints: fuel/propulsion system — 5 distinct reports on file.

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Catastrophic failure of Bosch CP4 high-pressure fuel pump in my 2014 Porsche Diesel Cayenne. Resulted in metal shavings/shrapnel throughout entire fuel system. Car abruptly stalled while pulling out of parking lot and was unable to restart.

NHTSA ODI report, 20240519

SAFETY TIMELINE

R 20131205 — electrical system

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cayenne and Cayenne GTS, model year 2013 Cayenne Diesel and model year 2014 Cayenne S, S Hybrid, Turbo, and Turbo S

Remedy: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software free of charge. The recall began on December 5, 2013. Owners may contact Porsche at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's reca

Campaign 13V506000 — check if this car was fixed

▮ 2014 — complaint volume: 53

R 20160708 — service brakes, hydraulic

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Cayenne vehicles manufactured April 28, 2010, to January 11, 2016.

Remedy: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake pedal assembly circlip, installing any missing circlips, free of charge. The recall began on July 8, 2016. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243.

Campaign 16V169000 — check if this car was fixed

R 20221028 — exterior lighting

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2003-2020 Porsche Macan, Cayenne, Panamera, and Cayman S, 2001-2004 Boxster, Boxster S, 2004 Boxster 50 JAHRE SPYDER 550 vehicles.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect the headlights for sealing caps and install missing caps as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243.

Campaign 22V656000 — check if this car was fixed