NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Porsche Cayenne S Recalls
The 2011 Porsche Cayenne S 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 S. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 17
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2011 Porsche Cayenne S, 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 S
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, 2012–2013 Cayenne S, 20 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 17V368000
- Reported
- June 7, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,005
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 12V065000
- Reported
- February 21, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,278
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Cayenne S, 3 other models
2011 Porsche Cayenne S complaints by year
NHTSA has received 17 owner complaints about the 2011 Porsche Cayenne S, the newest on April 23, 2025.
In complaints about the 2011 Porsche Cayenne S, the component group named most often is the engine (71%), followed by the power train (18%) and the service brakes (12%).
1 of the 2011 Porsche Cayenne S's 3 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2011 Porsche Cayenne S owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine12
- Power Train3
- Service Brakes2
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
- Exterior Lighting1
- Visibility1
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Porsche Cayenne S peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 6. 12% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 17 complaints about the 2011 Porsche Cayenne S are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Porsche Cayenne S by model year
Other 2011 Porsche models
Newest record on this page: April 23, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted