Car statistics by year

2005 Porsche Cayenne

Porsche Cayenne cars first registered in 2005: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2005, so like is set against like.

A year of the Porsche Cayenne. “2005” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
1,177 MOT tests of 2005 Porsche Cayenne cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 71.7% All 2005 cars 57.7%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 122,500 miles; all 2005 cars 103,800
  • Left at the end of 2025 1,372 73.1% of the 1,878 at the end of 2014
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 5.9% All 2005 cars 9.9%
  • Tests with an advisory 60.2% All 2005 cars 70.3%
  • MOT tests in 2025 1,177 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2005 Porsche Cayennes do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 20 years old, 71.7% of 2005 Porsche Cayenne MOT tests were passed first time, against 57.7% for all cars first registered in 2005. 2005 Porsche Cayennes did better than average for their age, by 14.0 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 72.0% of the time (all 2005 cars 56.6%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Porsche Cayenne vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Porsche Cayenne bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Porsche Cayenne compared with all cars
First registered Porsche CayenneAll cars
’04 72.9%57.9%
’05 71.7%57.7%
’06 73.7%56.9%
’07 73.4%57.3%
’08 76.0%57.0%
’09 73.0%58.2%
’10 82.6%59.3%
’11 80.3%61.5%
’12 83.7%63.6%
’13 83.4%66.0%
’14 84.8%69.1%
’15 85.3%72.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2005 Porsche Cayenne

Position lamp: not working was the most common single reason a 2005 Porsche Cayenne failed, on 15.6% of about 300 failed tests. By area of the car, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment failed most often (56.5% of failed tests; all 2005 cars 49.6%). 5.9% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 9.9% for all cars first registered in 2005. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2005 Porsche Cayenne tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 15.6%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 10.8%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.9%
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.6%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.3%
Individual direction indicators: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.7%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 7.5%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks 7.2%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 5.7%
Catalyst emissions: lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks 5.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Porsche Cayenne vs all 2005 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2005 Porsche Cayenne MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2005 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 56.5%
Brakes 27.9%
Tyres 20.1%
Suspension 18.0%
Visibility 17.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks 15.3%
Body, chassis, structure 12.0%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 5.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2005 Porsche Cayenne

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 60.2% of 2005 Porsche Cayenne tests had at least one (all 2005 cars 70.3%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2005 Porsche Cayenne tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 17.2%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 12.6%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension 10.8%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension 10.1%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 7.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 6.7%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 6.5%
Flexible brake hoses: slightly deteriorated Brakes 6.0%
Seat belts: buckle slightly damaged Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 5.3%
Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 5.1%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2005 Porsche Cayenne?

Half of the 2005 Porsche Cayennes tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 122,500 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 99,500 and a quarter more than 147,100. For all cars first registered in 2005, the middle figure was 103,800 miles, so 2005 Porsche Cayennes have been driven 18.0% further than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2005 Porsche Cayenne and all 2005 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2005 Porsche Cayenne 79,700 99,500 122,500 147,100 166,500 1,120
All 2005 cars 53,000 75,300 103,800 136,000 168,500 411,156
miles

Half of the 2005 Porsche Cayennes tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 122,500 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2005 Porsche Cayennes are left?

At the end of 2014, 1,878 2005 Porsche Cayennes were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom (these counts start in 2014). By the end of 2025, 1,372 were: 961 licensed and 411 declared off the road (SORN). That is 73.1% still on the record, against 29.5% for all cars first registered in 2005.

Share still on the record since 2014

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2014. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2005 Porsche Cayennes on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2014, compared with all 2005 cars
Year end 2005 Porsche CayenneAll 2005 cars
2014 100.0%100.0%
2015 99.8%95.9%
2016 97.9%91.2%
2017 96.5%83.5%
2018 94.0%74.6%
2019 92.1%65.8%
2020 89.2%58.1%
2021 86.6%50.0%
2022 84.5%44.0%
2023 80.3%38.7%
2024 76.9%33.6%
2025 73.1%29.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2005

1 of the Porsche Cayenne’s 26 recalls in DVSA’s records covers cars built during 2005. 3 have no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2005 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2005 may have been built in 2004, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Porsche Cayenne recalls whose build dates include 2005
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
29 Jul 2019 The selector lever cable plastic sleeve does not have the required durability and may break 23 Jul 2002 to 5 Feb 2010 11,745 (all models)

Every Porsche Cayenne recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Porsche Cayenne

19 years of the Porsche Cayenne, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2010 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (82.6% passed first time) and the 2020 cars worst (91.1%).

Porsche Cayennes by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2004 1,279 72.9% 57.9%
2005 1,372 71.7% 57.7%
2006 913 73.7% 56.9%
2007 697 73.4% 57.3%
2008 568 76.0% 57.0%
2009 823 73.0% 58.2%
2010 906 82.6% 59.3%
2011 1,239 80.3% 61.5%
2012 2,032 83.7% 63.6%
2013 2,174 83.4% 66.0%
2014 2,213 1,909 84.8% 69.1%
2015 2,833 2,378 85.3% 72.6%
2016 3,199 2,798 85.5% 75.6%
2017 2,005 1,800 87.3% 79.1%
2018 2,139 1,916 88.7% 81.8%
2019 3,771 3,372 91.4% 84.4%
2020 2,942 2,581 91.1% 86.9%
2021 1,982 1,745 93.7% 88.4%
2022 2,928 2,592 93.6% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 1,177 MOT tests of 2005 Porsche Cayenne cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 1,372 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Porsche Cayenne cars first registered in 2005; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2005.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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