Pass rate
83.0%
Around average — 10.5 pts ahead of the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 3,100 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £24–£66
2006 Porsche Cayenne MOT pass rate
- 2006
- 2 trims combined
- typical 117,349 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
20.8% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 95.8% pass
- Avoid 2007 80.9% pass
Across the 20 years on record, a spread of 14.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 80.3%
- Typical mileage
- 117k mi
The 2006 Porsche Cayenne MOT pass rate is 83.0% of its MOT tests — 10.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 20.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Porsche Cayenne does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Beats its own age and mileage
Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.5% and this one manages 83.0% — 10.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 64% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Porsche Cayenne first registered in 2006 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2006 Porsche Cayenne compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 10.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 80.3%. The median 2006 Porsche Cayenne in this dataset had covered 117,349 mi.
99% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 83.0% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 83.1% of the time, April–September 82.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 5.26% of tests.
- 3,100 recorded tests behind this page.
- 83.0% overall pass rate, 80.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Porsche Cayenne, the average is 88.5% — best year 2022 (95.8%), worst 2007 (80.9%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 3,100
- Typical mileage (median)
- 117,349 mi
- Make and model
- Porsche Cayenne
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Cayenne MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 73% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (99% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Cayenne
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 911 | 85.0% |
| London | 501 | 85.8% |
| East of England | 328 | 81.4% |
| North West | 276 | 81.5% |
| West Midlands | 275 | 85.1% |
| South West | 244 | 77.0% |
| Scotland | 170 | 77.6% |
| Yorkshire | 141 | 81.6% |
| East Midlands | 123 | 83.7% |
| Wales | 72 | 75.0% |
| North East | 59 | 84.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2006 Cayenne
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2006 Cayenne
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 5.3% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the windscreen 2.7% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the suspension joints 1.1% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2006 Cayenne through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £24–£66 — and 64% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £24–£66
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 64%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 3,100 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Cayenne, side by side
20 model years on record, from 2003 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 80.9% to 95.8% — a spread of 14.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 81.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2004 81.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 81.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 83.0%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 80.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 83.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 82.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 86.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 86.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 86.4% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 86.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 88.0% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2015 89.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 89.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 90.1% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2018 91.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 94.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 94.0% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 94.6% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 95.8% windscreen damaged but not…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2006 Porsche Cayenne with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2006 cars with a similar record
- Toyota Estima 82.9%
- Toyota Alphard 82.8%
- BMW 535 82.5%
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 83.6%
- Audi Q7 81.7%
- Jaguar Xk 81.5%
Closest pass rates among 2006 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2006 Porsche Cayenne 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 5,574 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 1,185 | 20.80% | 20.98% | −0.18 |
| Brakes | 1,124 | 19.80% | 20.89% | −1.09 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 919 | 16.20% | 12.21% | +3.99 |
| Tyres | 916 | 16.10% | 19.76% | −3.66 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 396 | 7.00% | 5.52% | +1.48 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 266 | 4.70% | 5.57% | −0.87 |
| Visibility | 248 | 4.40% | 4.97% | −0.57 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 195 | 3.40% | 0.82% | +2.58 |
| Non-component advisories | 188 | 3.30% | 4.18% | −0.88 |
| Steering | 137 | 2.40% | 2.57% | −0.17 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.3% | £5–20 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.3% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.7% | £80–200 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.9% | £5–25 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.8% | £3–12 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Mirrors slightly damaged Visibility | Minor | 1.3% | £3–15 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.2% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.1% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.1% | £30–80 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 10.7% | £45–110 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 8.4% | £35–85 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.3% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 6.9% | £200–700 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 6.7% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 22 | 95.5% | 23,162 mi |
| 30-60k | 104 | 90.4% | 48,231 mi |
| 60-90k | 505 | 85.9% | 76,570 mi |
| 90-120k | 1,009 | 83.0% | 105,793 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,457 | 81.3% | 149,200 mi |
Source: 3,100 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2006 Cayenne MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Porsche Cayenne?
83.0% of the 3,100 2006 Porsche Cayenne tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 80.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Porsche Cayenne?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (5.26%), headlamp lens slightly defective (3.29%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.74%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Porsche Cayenne MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.5% of the time, falling to 81.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Porsche Cayenne in this dataset had covered 117,349 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2006 Porsche Cayenne?
Petrol: 83.0% pass rate across 3,069 tests. Diesel: 86.7% pass rate across 15 tests. LPG: 85.7% pass rate across 14 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2006 Porsche Cayenne MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 83.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 82.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.