Porsche Cayenne

The 2026 Cayenne in brief

The 2026 Porsche Cayenne is a standard SUV offered with 2 engines (3.0L 6-cyl turbo and 4.0L 8-cyl turbo) and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 194 inches long and 78 inches wide on a 114-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,376 lb (Base / S 4dr SUV).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 19 MPG combined (17 city / 23 highway), 5% worse than the 2026 standard SUV average of 20 MPG, for an estimated $4,350 a year in fuel.

It has 1 recall campaign on file and owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the forward collision avoidance.

The Porsche Cayenne has 22 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2026, classed as Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD.

Its most efficient year was 2016 at 24 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 15 to 24 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the power train (109), engine (93), unknown or other (89).

Buying used? 2018 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2019 is the year to avoid.

2019 has the most recalls (8); all years together count 28 campaigns and 491 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Cayenne compares

The 2005 Porsche Cayenne is a SUV - offered with 3 engines (3.2L 6-cyl, 4.5L 8-cyl and 4.5L 8-cyl turbo) and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 189 inches long and 76 inches wide on a 113-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,949 lb (4dr SUV 4WD /S).

About the Porsche Cayenne

The Porsche Cayenne is a series of automobiles manufactured by the German company Porsche since 2002. It is an E-segment luxury crossover SUV, and has been described as both a full-size and a mid-size vehicle. The first generation was known within Porsche as the Type 9PA (955/957) or E1. It was the first V8-engined vehicle built by Porsche since 1995, when the Porsche 928 was discontinued. It is also Porsche's first off-road vehicle since its Super and Junior tractors of the 1950s, as well as the first production Porsche with four doors. Since 2014, the Cayenne has been sold alongside a smaller Porsche SUV, the Macan.

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