Pass rate
82.0%
Around average — 8.0 pts ahead of the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 2,893 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £23–£66
2009 Porsche Cayenne MOT pass rate
- 2009
- 5 trims combined
- typical 116,120 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
20.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
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
- 78.8%
- Typical mileage
- 116k mi
The 2009 Porsche Cayenne MOT pass rate is 82.0% of its MOT tests — 8.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 20.2% 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
Lamps & electrics: 1.4× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 17.5% of everything recorded on the 2009 Porsche Cayenne, against 12.2% nationally — 5.3 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 20.2%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- 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 74.0% and this one manages 82.0% — 8.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 62% 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 2009 is combined here — 5 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2009 Porsche Cayenne compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 8.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 78.8%. The median 2009 Porsche Cayenne in this dataset had covered 116,120 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 63% of tests, with a 81.9% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 81.9% of the time, April–September 82.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 7.88% of tests.
- 2,893 recorded tests behind this page.
- 82.0% overall pass rate, 78.8% 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
- 2,893
- Typical mileage (median)
- 116,120 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 72% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (63% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Cayenne
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 661 | 80.9% |
| North West | 367 | 82.3% |
| East of England | 324 | 84.6% |
| West Midlands | 311 | 82.3% |
| South West | 240 | 80.8% |
| Yorkshire | 231 | 82.3% |
| East Midlands | 196 | 82.1% |
| London | 188 | 81.9% |
| Scotland | 186 | 80.6% |
| North East | 95 | 82.1% |
| Wales | 94 | 83.0% |
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 2009 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 2009 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 7.9% 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 coil springs 3.6% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the windscreen 3.3% 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.
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 2009 Cayenne through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £23–£66 — and 62% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £23–£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
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 62%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 2,893 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 2009 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 2009 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2009 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 2009 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 4,769 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 978 | 20.20% | 20.89% | −0.69 |
| Suspension | 909 | 18.70% | 20.98% | −2.28 |
| Tyres | 892 | 18.40% | 19.76% | −1.36 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 848 | 17.50% | 12.21% | +5.29 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 458 | 9.40% | 5.52% | +3.88 |
| Visibility | 211 | 4.30% | 4.97% | −0.67 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 159 | 3.30% | 5.57% | −2.27 |
| Non-component advisories | 149 | 3.10% | 4.18% | −1.08 |
| Steering | 95 | 2.00% | 2.57% | −0.57 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 70 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
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 | 7.9% | £5–20 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.6% | £25–65 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.3% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.9% | £5–25 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.6% | £3–12 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.4% | £80–250 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.4% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.4% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.2% | £5–20 |
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 | 16.7% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 11.7% | £200–700 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.2% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 8.1% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 6.8% | £18–45 |
| Flexible brake hoses excessively deteriorated Brakes | Advisory | 5.4% | £25–70 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 11 | 100.0% | 21,934 mi |
| 30-60k | 130 | 89.2% | 50,554 mi |
| 60-90k | 503 | 85.3% | 76,942 mi |
| 90-120k | 923 | 81.3% | 105,242 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,326 | 80.4% | 146,966 mi |
Source: 2,893 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.
2009 Cayenne MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Porsche Cayenne?
82.0% of the 2,893 2009 Porsche Cayenne tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 78.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Porsche Cayenne?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.88%), coil spring fractured or broken (3.63%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.32%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Porsche Cayenne MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 80.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Porsche Cayenne in this dataset had covered 116,120 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2009 Porsche Cayenne?
Diesel: 81.9% pass rate across 1,815 tests. Petrol: 82.2% pass rate across 1,078 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2009 Porsche Cayenne MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 81.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 82.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.