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Porsche 718 CaymanYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 19 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Porsche 718 Cayman.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints19Top: EngineSafety recalls72016–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Porsche 718 Cayman years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 718 Cayman median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2021Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2019Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2017Not rated–/1005 complaints · 4 recalls2016Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Porsche 718 Cayman problems

All model years combined: 19 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine72
Seat belts50
Power train40
Air bags30
Electrical system20
Exterior lighting20
Visibility/wiper20
Steering10
Suspension10
3 other systems30
7 recalls

Porsche 718 Cayman recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

79%Automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)24V-343 · 2024 · May 15, 2024 · 14 vehicles78%Air bags: air bag/restraint control module19V-533 · 2016 · Jul 17, 2019 · 7,517 vehicles88%Air bags19V-179 · 2018 · Mar 6, 2019 · 417 vehicles91%Fuel system, gasoline19V-113 · 2017–2019 · Feb 20, 2019 · 14,388 vehicles83%Passenger side: inflator module17V-134 · 2017 · Mar 2, 2017 · 120 vehicles93%Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings17V-054 · 2017 · Jan 25, 2017 · 4,090 vehicles91%Air bags: side/window16V-946 · 2017 · Dec 30, 2016 · 85 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 718 Cayman

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2017–2019 · still open
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