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Porsche Cayenne vs Porsche Panamera: reliability comparison

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

Porsche Cayenne
84%
MOT pass rate · 40,483 vehicles
Porsche Panamera
89%
MOT pass rate · 8,240 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Porsche Panamera is the more reliable of the two — 89% pass first time versus 84%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Porsche Cayenne Porsche Panamera
MOT pass rate 84% 89% ✓
MOT failure rate 16% 11% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.2 0.9 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 3% ✓ 6%
Average mileage 87,610 mi 69,120 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 40,483 8,240

Most common faults

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))

Porsche Panamera

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

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Porsche Panamera is the more reliable of the two — 89% pass first time versus 84%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Porsche Cayenne report Full Porsche Panamera 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.