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Porsche Cayman Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Porsche Cayman, across 3 model years from 2012 to 2015. The 2014 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).

Model years
3

2012–2015, with a recall

Recall campaigns
5
Most recalls
2014

4 recalls

Owner complaints
29

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA about the Porsche Cayman across 8 model years; the most, 7, concern the 2014.

Owners marked a crash on 0 of the Porsche Cayman complaints (0%) and a fire on 1.

Across all Porsche Cayman model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 12 complaints), then the engine (6).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Porsche Cayman in 2015: 8, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Porsche Cayman is latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest Porsche Cayman recall, 21V679000, was reported on September 1, 2021 and concerns the power train: axle assembly.

Porsche Cayman years to avoid

Too few Porsche Cayman model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Porsche Cayman, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2015240not ranked
2014472not ranked
2012111not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Porsche Cayman years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Porsche Cayman

  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH2
  • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1
  • SEAT BELTS1

Porsche Cayman model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Porsche Cayman recall campaign (5)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Porsche Cayman, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
21V679000September 1, 2021power train: axle assembly2014–2015crash4,934
19V875000December 11, 2019equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2014crash and injury15,501
14V698000November 4, 2014latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch2014–2015crash1,382
13V502000October 17, 2013electrical system2014crash and injury81
11V409000August 5, 2011seat belts2012crash and injury235

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Porsche Cayman. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: April 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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