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Porsche Cayenne 2005: MOT failure rate for its age

27.4% of 9,132 MOT tests of the Porsche Cayenne first registered in 2005 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.0 (95% CI 98.0–106.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2005 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Porsche Cayenne built in 2005 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time27.4%all ages tested2019–20249132
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.0–106.0)102.0index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20249132
Rank among this model's 18 build years12of 181 = fails least for its age2019–20249132
Tested in 20241271testsmedian 121,614 miles20241271
line · Porsche Cayenne built 2005 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2005 27.9% vs model normal 27% at age 14 · 2019–2024
Built 2005 against Porsche Cayenne normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 14: 27.9% vs 27%; age 15: 27.4% vs 26.5%; age 16: 26% vs 26.7%; age 17: 28.5% vs 27.1%; age 18: 26.7% vs 26.9%; age 19: 28.1% vs 27.1%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2005 Porsche Cayenne by registration · All Porsche Cayenne MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2005 Porsche Cayenne fail at each age?

Cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Porsche Cayenne built 2005: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
141,75027.925.8–3027103.2
151,57927.425.3–29.726.5103.3
161,5792623.9–28.226.797.4
171,52828.526.3–30.827.1104.9
181,42526.724.5–29.126.999.4
191,27128.125.7–30.627.1103.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,132 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2005 Porsche Cayenne?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2005 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 27.3 items per 100 first tests, against 9.7 across all build years of the Porsche Cayenne. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Porsche Cayenne built 2005 against the Porsche Cayenne in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2005, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment27.39.72,497
Brakes12.14.71,106
Visibility9.25.6837
Tyres7.97.5723
Suspension6.43.6583

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,132 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2005 compare with the years around it?

Among the 18 published build years of the Porsche Cayenne, 2005 ranks 12 (1 = fails least for its age). 2004: index 105.5. 2006: index 97.9.

Porsche Cayenne build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200399.794.1–105.4no different4,217
2004105.5101.2–109.7worse8,144
2005102.098.0–106.0no different9,132
200697.993.0–102.8no different6,085
2007105.399.4–111.2no different4,691
2008101.194.4–107.8no different (rough estimate)3,756
2009113.2107.1–119.4worse5,335
201093.888.2–99.5better5,669
201196.391.1–101.5no different7,593
2012100.195.7–104.4no different11,982
2013101.497.1–105.7no different13,217
201496.691.8–101.3no different11,536
2015101.196.6–105.7no different14,577
2016110.3105.8–114.9worse17,243
2017107.0100.8–113.2worse9,961
2018103.996.7–111.0no different7,618
201969.564.1–74.9better9,613
202074.866.6–83.0better4,855

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 155,224 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Porsche Cayenne 2005 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/porsche-cayenne/2005/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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