Pass rate
96.4%
Above average — 19.2 pts ahead of the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 56 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £42–£102
2012 Porsche Cayman R MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 31,721 mi
Only 56 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Brakes
33.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2012 96.4% pass · this year
- Avoid 2012 96.4% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 96.3%
- Typical mileage
- 32k mi
The 2012 Porsche Cayman R MOT pass rate is 96.4% of its MOT tests — 19.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 33.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.6× the national share
Brakes make up 33.3% of everything recorded on the 2012 Porsche Cayman R, against 20.9% nationally — 12.4 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- 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 77.2% and this one manages 96.4% — 19.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 56 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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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How does the 2012 Porsche Cayman R compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 19.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 96.3%. The median 2012 Porsche Cayman R in this dataset had covered 31,721 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded", noted on 1.79% of tests.
- 56 recorded tests behind this page.
- 96.4% overall pass rate, 96.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Porsche Cayman R, the average is 96.4% — best year 2012 (96.4%), worst 2012 (96.4%).
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
- 56
- Typical mileage (median)
- 31,721 mi
- Make and model
- Porsche Cayman R
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pipe
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Cayman R MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 88% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Cayman R
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 24 | 95.8% |
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 2012 Cayman R
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 2012 Cayman R
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 brake pipes 1.8% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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 2012 Cayman R through its MOT
Across the 2 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £42–£102 — and 50% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 2 common items
- £42–£102
- Cheapest common item: switch inoperative
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded
- £80–£180
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 50%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 56 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 →
Compare the 2012 Porsche Cayman R 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 2012 cars with a similar record
- Bentley Continental 93.4%
- Audi A8 90.2%
- Honda Fit 89.3%
- Toyota Estima 88.3%
- Lexus Rx 88.3%
- Lexus RX450H 88.0%
Closest pass rates among 2012 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 2012 Porsche Cayman R 2 failure items · 6 advisories · 7 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 18 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 | 6 | 33.30% | 20.89% | +12.41 |
| Tyres | 5 | 27.80% | 19.76% | +8.04 |
| Suspension | 3 | 16.70% | 20.98% | −4.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 5.60% | 12.21% | −6.61 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 5.60% | 5.57% | +0.03 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 5.60% | 5.52% | +0.08 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 5.60% | 1.76% | +3.84 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £80–180 |
| Switch inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.8% | £5–25 |
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 | 5.4% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.6% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 3.6% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 1.8% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 1.8% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 26 | 96.2% | 20,156 mi |
| 30-60k | 30 | 96.7% | 38,782 mi |
Source: 56 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.
2012 Cayman R MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Porsche Cayman R?
96.4% of the 56 2012 Porsche Cayman R tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 96.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Porsche Cayman R?
The three most recorded items are rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (1.79%), switch inoperative (1.79%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Porsche Cayman R MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 96.2% of the time, falling to 96.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Porsche Cayman R in this dataset had covered 31,721 mi.