The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Porsche Cayenne: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Porsche reported 34 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Porsche Cayenne, model years 2003–2026, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14,489 | 35 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22,704 | 22 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15,916 | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14,920 | 6.7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15,847 | 6.3 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 9 | 4 |
| Structure | 4 | 0 |
| Power Train | 4 | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 0 |
| Fire | 3 | 4 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 2 | 1 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 2 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Porsche Cayenne puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Porsche Cayenne, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | 2026 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2024-06-14 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2023-09-25 | 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q4 |
| 2022-08-20 | 2017 | MN | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q4 |
| 2022-05-28 | 2019 | — | 2 | 1 | Power Train | 2022 Q3 |
| 2021-12-28 | 2022 | GA | 0 | 2 | Forward Collision | 2022 Q1 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-05-29 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-10-14 | 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-07-11 | 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Structure · Latch | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-06-26 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Structure · Steering System | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-05-01 | 2019 | — | 3 | 3 | Fire | 2022 Q3 |
| 2019-05-01 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-04-26 | 2019 | TX | 2 | 0 | Air Bags · Seats | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-01-01 | 2017 | WI | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Steering System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-19 | 2010 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2019 Q4 |
| 2018-09-20 | 2017 | — | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-05-23 | 2013 | MA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-01 | 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-10-05 | 2013 | OR | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2017 Q4 |
| 2016-11-25 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-21 | 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2017 Q3 |
| 2016-08-21 | 2012 | TU | 2 | 0 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-06-30 | 2009 | — | 1 | 0 | Other | 2018 Q4 |
| 2016-06-09 | 2008 | GR | 1 | 0 | Fire · Fuel System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-04-02 | 2011 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-09-22 | 2006 | GA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-06-25 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-04-14 | 2005 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-04-13 | 2012 | NY | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2015 Q4 |
| 2013-05-01 | 2006 | PA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2012-08-20 | 2004 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2012 Q3 |
| 2012-05-28 | 2012 | TN | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2012 Q3 |
| 2010-11-25 | 2003 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Porsche received alleging a death or injury in a Porsche Cayenne and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Cayenne that sold more will have more rows. All Porsche models · What these reports are, and are not.