FaultScore

Porsche Cayman problems

Owners have filed 35 complaints about the Porsche Cayman with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2015. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every Porsche Cayman year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

06 07 09 10 11 12 14 15
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2015 5 0 0 Airbags
2014 8 0 0 16,200 Engine & Cooling
2012 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2011 5 0 1 Transmission & Drivetrain
2010 6 0 0 54,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2009 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2007 5 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2006 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Porsche Cayman

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 34.3%

Worst in 2010

Engine & Cooling 10 28.6%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 3 8.6%

Worst in 2015

Other & Unspecified 3 8.6%

Worst in 2014

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 5.7%

Worst in 2009

Fuel & Propulsion 2 5.7%

Worst in 2014

Electrical System 1 2.9%

Worst in 2014

Brakes 1 2.9%

Worst in 2007

Body & Structure 1 2.9%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Porsche Cayman, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2011 peak 4 Apr 2026

Compare the Porsche Cayman

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.