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Porsche Cayman

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 18 years from 36,158 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

94%

Total Tests

36,158

Best Year

2022 (100%)

Years Covered

18

About the Porsche Cayman

The Porsche Cayman has been tested 36,158 times in 2026 MOT data across 18 model years (2005 to 2022), with an average pass rate of 94%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2022 model is the most reliable with a 100% pass rate from 60 tests. The 2006 model has the lowest at 86%. The 14 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Newer PORSCHE CAYMANs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 5 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2005) averages 84,339 miles, while the newest (2022) averages 10,562 miles.

Estimated Running Costs

Fuel (Petrol, 1988cc)
£1,327
Road Tax
£195
MOT Test
£55
Predicted Repairs
£200
Total per year£1,777
Per month£148/mo

Based on 7,400 miles/year, current fuel prices, and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.

Full 2022 details

How reliable is the Porsche Cayman?

vs national average+12% (82% avg)
vs Porsche brand average+2% (92% avg)
Best to worst year spread14 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Porsche Cayman by Year

Click any year to see detailed running costs, reliability data, and comparisons with similar cars.

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
2022100%6010,562 mi
202197%1,23016,318 mi
202097%1,42117,106 mi
201995%2,63523,973 mi
201896%3,61129,634 mi
201795%2,74732,888 mi
201696%2,72530,854 mi
201596%2,77436,438 mi
201494%2,96349,014 mi
201395%2,27050,622 mi
201296%69151,012 mi
201192%1,16754,736 mi
201090%1,20167,244 mi
200993%1,46667,126 mi
200889%2,31274,137 mi
200788%3,10077,221 mi
200686%3,42480,301 mi
200589%36184,339 mi

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