2016 Porsche Cayenne: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2016 Porsche Cayenne. The newest campaign is 22V656000. NHTSA received the report on 30 Aug 2022. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Headlights. NHTSA has 40 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 22V656000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the headlights for sealing caps and install missing caps as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ANB4.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 311,158 units in total.

22V656000Received 30 Aug 2022. 222,858 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2003-2020 Porsche Macan, Cayenne, Panamera, and Cayman S, 2001-2004 Boxster, Boxster S, 2004 Boxster 50 JAHRE SPYDER 550 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all affected models and model years. The caps that cover the low-beam headlight horizontal adjustment screws are missing, which can allow the headlights to be improperly adjusted. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Improperly adjusted headlights may not illuminate the road properly, or cause a glare to oncoming drivers, which can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the headlights for sealing caps and install missing caps as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ANB4.
Report filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number ANB4. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 Oct 2022.
16V169000Received 23 Mar 2016. 88,300 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Cayenne vehicles manufactured April 28, 2010, to January 11, 2016. The brake pedal pivot pin may be missing a circlip, allowing the pivot pin to move and the brake pedal to dislodge.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the brake pedal dislodges, the driver may not be able to apply the brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake pedal assembly circlip, installing any missing circlips, free of charge. The recall began on July 8, 2016. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AG02.
Report filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number AG02. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Jul 2016.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

40 complaints, 59 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2016 Porsche Cayenne
All 2016 vehicles

2016 Porsche Cayenne: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2016 Cayenne	All 2016 vehicles	Cayenne, all years	Mentions
Unknown or Other	271.2	110.2	127.4	16
Air Bags	186.4	42.5	88.6	11
Power Train	118.6	127.5	160.7	7
Exterior Lighting	101.7	24.9	49.9	6
Fuel/Propulsion System	84.7	42.9	87.3	5
Engine	84.7	171	106.6	5
Electrical System	50.8	116.2	112.2	3
Steering	16.9	66.3	13.9	1
Structure	16.9	47.2	19.4	1
Visibility/Wiper	16.9	18.5	9.7	1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash: 0
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 2
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 13 Sep 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2016 Porsche Cayenne, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2024, with 8 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2016 Porsche Cayenne
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA21002	Engineering analysis	Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture	Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module	17 Sep 2021	Open

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2016 Porsche CayenneThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Porsche Cayenne: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/porsche/cayenne/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Porsche Cayenne?: 311,158 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Porsche Cayenne have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 27 recall campaigns for the Porsche Cayenne, model years 2003 to 2026. 2 of them name the 2016 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Porsche Cayenne name most often?: Unknown or Other: 16 of 59 component mentions, or 271.2 per 1,000. For all 2016 vehicles the figure is 110.2 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Porsche Cayenne open?: 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.