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Porsche 718 Cayman

Every Porsche 718 Cayman model year on file, 2016 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years182 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years112016 to 2026
Recall campaigns7Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3,785Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 39% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02468201672017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Porsche 718 Cayman complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
7
Seat belts
5
Powertrain
3
Airbags
3
Visibility and wipers
2
Lighting
2
Electrical system
2
Brakes
1
Seats
1
Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Porsche 718 Cayman model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Porsche 718 Cayman by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone00194
2025Coupe1100.0670054
2024Not decoded0NoneNone10252
2023Coupe10.05000332
2022Coupe10.02500323
2021Coupe20.010000354
2020Not decoded0NoneNone00350
2019Coupe10.03311488
2018Not decoded0NoneNone21485
2017Coupe520.012541502
2016Coupe70.023310451
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Porsche 718 Cayman

  • 24V-343 May 15, 2024
    Safety clip that attaches the shift cable to the transmission may not be installed properly, which can prevent the transmission from locking in…
    Powertrain · 14 vehicles
  • 19V-533 Jul 17, 2019
    Air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent…
    Airbags · 7,517 vehicles
  • 19V-179 Mar 6, 2019
    Side air bag impact sensors may not have been properly tightened to the vehicle
    Airbags · 417 vehicles
  • 19V-113 Feb 20, 2019
    In the event of a crash, a crossmember may detach from the luggage compartment bracket, possibly causing a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 14k vehicles
  • 17V-134 Mar 2, 2017
    Passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash
    Airbags · 120 vehicles
  • 17V-054 Jan 25, 2017
    Screws that fasten the fuel collection pipes in the engine compartment may shear off, resulting in a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 4,090 vehicles
  • 16V-946 Dec 30, 2016
    Seat mounted side air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash
    Airbags · 85 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.