NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Porsche Cayenne Recalls
The 2012 Porsche Cayenne has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 30, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Porsche Cayenne. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 27
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 Porsche Cayenne, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 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, 2008–2011, 2013–2014, 2016–2017 Cayenne, 20 other models
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 2011, 2013–2016 Cayenne
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
- Campaign
- 12V329000
- Reported
- July 12, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 270
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 12V065000
- Reported
- February 21, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,278
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Cayenne, 3 other models
2012 Porsche Cayenne complaints by year
NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2012 Porsche Cayenne, the newest on July 7, 2026.
In complaints about the 2012 Porsche Cayenne, the component group named most often is the power train (44%), followed by the engine (15%) and the electrical system (11%).
None of the 2012 Porsche Cayenne's 4 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2012 Porsche Cayenne owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 49,900 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train12
- Unknown Or Other7
- Engine4
- Electrical System3
- Seats2
- Air Bags1
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Porsche Cayenne peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 9. 11% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 27 complaints about the 2012 Porsche Cayenne are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Porsche Cayenne by model year
Other 2012 Porsche models
Newest record on this page: July 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted