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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Porsche Cayenne Recalls

The 2011 Porsche Cayenne has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 30, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Porsche Cayenne. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
30

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Porsche Cayenne, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2011 Porsche Cayenne

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign
22V656000
Reported
August 30, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 222,858
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
Same campaign
also 2003–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2017 Cayenne, 20 other models

22V656000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages

Campaign
16V169000
Reported
March 23, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 88,300
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2012–2016 Cayenne

16V169000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign
12V065000
Reported
February 21, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 20,278
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2012 Cayenne, 3 other models

12V065000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Porsche Cayenne complaints by year

NHTSA has received 30 owner complaints about the 2011 Porsche Cayenne, the newest on December 30, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%).

In complaints about the 2011 Porsche Cayenne, the component group named most often is the engine (40%), followed by the power train (37%) and the air bags (10%).

None of the 2011 Porsche Cayenne's 3 recalls concerns the engine.

Where 2011 Porsche Cayenne owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 64,017 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine12
  • Power Train11
  • Unknown Or Other5
  • Air Bags3
  • Electrical System1
  • Exterior Lighting1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Porsche Cayenne received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20151
20163
20175
20183
20192
20207
20234
20245

Complaints about the 2011 Porsche Cayenne peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 7. 0% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

The 30 complaints about the 2011 Porsche Cayenne are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Porsche Cayenne by model year

Other 2011 Porsche models

Newest record on this page: December 30, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted