2012 Porsche Cayenne Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 4%of 27 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 42,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the brakes of the 2012 Porsche Cayenne, 4% of the 27 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 42,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2012 Porsche Cayenne. While driving approximately 30 MPH downhill and depressing the brake pedal, the brakes failed. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road and had to repeatedly depress the brake pedal for the brakes to operate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v169000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10887728, filed 2016-07, 42,000 milesRelated recalls
- 16V169000Mar 23, 2016Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Cayenne vehicles manufactured April 28, 2010, to January 11, 2016. The…Covers: Porsche Cayenne 2011–2016
Related service bulletins
- 11028352Jan 5, 2026Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the caliper without brake pads. The part numbers affected are in the attached PDF. The vehicles associated are cars that use the…
- 11026376Nov 18, 2025Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the brake disc 9Y0615301AJ
- 11018757May 5, 2025Parts information for Parts Withdrawal - 1 Set of Brake Pads for Disk Brake. Vehicles included are all cars that use part number 992698451R
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 20% |
| 2023 | 1 | 20% |
| 2021 | 2 | 10% |
| 2020 | 5 | 21% |
| 2019 | 5 | 10% |
| 2017 | 1 | 6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 4% |
| 2012 | 1 | 4% |
| 2011 | 1 | 3% |
| 2008 | 1 | 4% |
| 2006 | 2 | 5% |
| 2004 | 1 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2012 Porsche Cayenne
12 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Porsche Cayenne
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology