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Porsche Carrera 3 vs Porsche Cayenne: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Porsche Carrera 3
87%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Porsche Cayenne
84%
MOT pass rate · 40,483 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Porsche Carrera 3 (87%) and Porsche Cayenne (84%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Porsche Carrera 3 Porsche Cayenne
MOT pass rate 87% ✓ 84%
MOT failure rate 13% ✓ 16%
Faults & advisories per test 0.9 ✓ 1.2
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 3%
Average mileage 8,313 mi 87,610 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 40,483

Most common faults

Porsche Carrera 3

  1. Nearside Headlamp aim too far to the right (1.8)
  2. Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
  3. Offside Headlamp aim too far to the right (1.8)
  4. Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
  5. advise passenger door sticking on occasions
  6. Front Front position lamp(s) not working both (1.1.A.3b)

Porsche Cayenne

  1. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  2. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  6. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Porsche Carrera 3 (87%) and Porsche Cayenne (84%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Porsche Carrera 3 report Full Porsche Cayenne report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.