Porsche Cayenne
Midsize / large SUV · every model year 2016–2026
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gas | B | 1 | 3 | — | 19 mpg | |
| 2025 | Plug-in hybrid Gas | B | 2 | 6 | — | 22 mpg | |
| 2024 | Gas | F | 5 | 5 | — | 19 mpg | |
| 2023 | Plug-in hybrid Gas | B | 2 | 5 | — | 19 mpg | |
| 2022 | Plug-in hybrid Gas | C | 3 | 3 | — | 21 mpg | |
| 2021 | Plug-in hybrid Gas | F | 7 | 21 | — | 21 mpg | |
| 2020 | Plug-in hybrid Gas | F | 6 | 24 | — | 21 mpg | |
| 2019 | Plug-in hybrid Gas | F | 8 | 42 | — | 21 mpg | |
| 2018 | Plug-in hybrid Gas | A | 1 | 14 | — | 22 mpg | |
| 2017 | Plug-in hybrid Gas | B | 2 | 17 | — | 22 mpg | |
| 2016 | Plug-in hybrid Gas Diesel | B | 2 | 39 | — | 24 mpg |
What changed year to year
- 2026: dropped plug-in hybrid; best combined mpg 22 → 19; 13 → 7 EPA configurations
- 2025: added plug-in hybrid; best combined mpg 19 → 22; 4 → 13 EPA configurations
- 2024: dropped plug-in hybrid; 11 → 4 EPA configurations
- 2023: best combined mpg 21 → 19
- 2022: 12 → 11 EPA configurations
- 2021: 10 → 12 EPA configurations
- 2020: 4 → 10 EPA configurations
- 2019: best combined mpg 22 → 21; 7 → 4 EPA configurations
- 2017: dropped diesel; best combined mpg 24 → 22
Best Cayenne years to buy used
- 2018 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 14 complaints
- 2017 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 17 complaints
- 2016 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 39 complaints
- 2023 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 5 complaints
- 2025 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 6 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.