Porsche 718 Cayman MOT reliability

Porsche 718 Caymans passed their MOT first time 96% of the time across 1,008 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

96%

MOTs analysed

1,008

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2020 petrol

353 MOTs

Passed first time 97%. Typical mileage 11,722 (most between 7,619 and 17,061).

2022: 96% → 2023: 97% → 2024: 96% → 2025: 97%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.8%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (0.6%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.6%)
Washers: jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (0.3%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (0.3%)

Where 2020 718 Caymans fail

Wheels & tyres

1.4%

Visibility & wipers

1.1%

Lights & electrics

0.6%

Brakes

0.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.