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2016 Porsche Cayman: MOT fail rate and common problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 3,050 MOT tests · Updated

6.0% of 2016 Porsche Cayman cars failed their MOT at 9 years; measured against vehicles the same age and test year, about the same as the 2015 cars (2,017 MOT tests) [1].

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  • −14.5 to −19.0 points: the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 6 to 9 years, 3,050 MOT tests
  • 30,000 to 60,000 miles: 7.8% of Porsche Cayman cars first used 2013–2016 failed at 9 years, against 3.7% at under 30,000 miles, 3,751 MOT tests
  • At 9 years (tested 2025): 6.0% failed, against 25.0% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 9 years in 2025, 1,013 MOT tests

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Figures are for 2016 Porsche Cayman cars as a group, not for one car.

Fail rate at 9 years (2025)
6.0%
vs 25.0% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 9 years in 2025
1,013 MOT tests
Gap to all class 4, same age and year
−16.6 pts
over ages 6–9: −18.9 to −14.6 pts
3,050 MOT tests
Against the 2015 cars
+1.6 pts
95% range −0.5 to +3.6 pts, same ages, each against its own test year
2,017 MOT tests
MOT tests of 2016 cars
3,050
tested 2022–2025, 3 ages with 1,000+ tests
3,050 MOT tests

About the same as the 2015 cars: +1.6 points at the same ages (8–9), each year against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year; 95% range −0.5 to +3.6, from 2,017 MOT tests of 2016 cars and 2,219 of the 2015 cars. Not adjusted for mileage.

Every Porsche Cayman year against all class 4 vehicles the same age

Porsche Cayman first-use years against all class 4 vehicles the same ageEach first-use year of the Porsche Cayman as percentage points above or below all class 4 vehicles the same age, averaged over the ages it was tested at, with 95% intervals. 2016: −16.6 pts. 2006: −21.5 pts (−22.6 to −20.5) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 16–19, 6,046 MOT tests20062007: −22.3 pts (−23.4 to −21.3) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 15–18, 5,742 MOT tests20072013: −23.6 pts (−24.5 to −22.8) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 9–12, 4,208 MOT tests20132014: −21.0 pts (−21.7 to −20.2) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 8–11, 4,838 MOT tests20142015: −19.2 pts (−19.9 to −18.5) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 7–10, 4,432 MOT tests20152016: −16.6 pts (−17.4 to −15.8) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 6–9, 3,050 MOT tests2016−16.62018: −10.4 pts (−11.1 to −9.8) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 4–7, 4,921 MOT tests20182019: −8.8 pts (−9.5 to −8.2) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 3–6, 4,486 MOT tests2019 −24.50+24.5 pts
Percentage points above (right) or below (left) all class 4 vehicles the same age, tested in the same year, 2022 to 2025, each year averaged over the ages it was tested at. Lines show the 95% range.

2016 Porsche Cayman fail rate at each MOT

From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 6 to 9 years old, the fail rate went from 4.5% to 6.0%, and the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year from −14.5 to −19.0 points. The widest gap was at 9 years (−19.0 points, 1,013 MOT tests).

Test yearAgeFail rate95% rangeMOT testsAll class 4, same age and yearGap
20226 years4.5%3.4%–5.9%1,03319.0%−14.5 pts
20248 years6.9%5.5%–8.6%1,00423.2%−16.3 pts
20259 years6.0%4.7%–7.7%1,01325.0%−19.0 pts

All class 4: every class 4 vehicle (cars and light vans) tested at that age in the same test year.

2016 against the 2015 cars, age by age

Age2016Years either side
8 years6.9% 1,004 MOT tests, tested 20242015: 5.6% (1,132, tested 2023)
9 years6.0% 1,013 MOT tests, tested 20252015: 6.8% (1,087, tested 2024)

Each year was tested in a different calendar year; the verdict compares each against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year.

What fails on a Porsche Cayman at 9 years

All Porsche Cayman MOTs at 9 years, cars first used 2013–2016 (4,356 MOT tests; DVSA item counts are not split by first-use year). The most common fail items: tyre tread below 1.6 mm (0.9 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item), coil spring broken (0.8 per 100 MOT tests) and wipers not clearing screen (0.5 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item).

No item fails at a clearly different rate from all class 4 vehicles the same age across 3 or more ages.

Mileage and the fail rate at 9 years

Porsche Cayman cars first used 2013–2016 at 30,000 to 60,000 miles failed 7.8% of MOTs at 9 years (2,156 MOT tests), against 3.7% at under 30,000 miles (1,595 MOT tests). All class 4 vehicles: 23.0% and 14.3%.

Road tax for a 2016 Porsche Cayman

The Vehicle Certification Agency lists 13 petrol versions of the Porsche Cayman in its data from August 2014 to August 2016, from 180 to 238 g/km CO2 [3]. A car first registered from 1 March 2001 to 31 March 2017 is taxed by CO2 band, so that is 4 bands from I to L: from £360 to £760 a year at the 2026/27 rates [2].

2016 Porsche Cayman: CO2 bands of the listed versions, 2026/27 rates
Band12 monthsCO2 g/kmVersions listed
I£360180–1833
J£410188–1956
K£445206–2113
L£7602381

Versions listed, not cars sold: this does not say how common each band is. The CO2 figure on the car's V5C log book decides its band. Car tax calculator for a 2016 petrol car

Car tax and ULEZ for a 2016 car

A car first registered in the UK in 2016 was issued a 65 (January–February), 16 (March–August) or 66 (September–December) plate, unless it was registered in Northern Ireland (no age identifier) or has since moved to a private plate. An imported one is plated when first registered here, so its plate can be newer than its first-use year. 16 plates

A 2016 car is taxed by its CO2 emissions band (A to M), shown on the V5C logbook. [2]

For the London ULEZ, a 2016 petrol usually meets Euro 4. The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. [4] ULEZ checker

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Questions people ask

What is the MOT fail rate of a 2016 Porsche Cayman?

6.0% at 9 years (tested 2025), from 1,013 MOT tests, against 25.0% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 9 years in 2025.

Does the 2016 Porsche Cayman fail more MOTs than the 2015?

1.6 percentage points apart at the same ages (8–9), each against all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 2,017 MOT tests (95% range −0.5 to +3.6), so about the same.

At what ages were 2016 Porsche Cayman cars MOT tested in the data?

3 ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests: 6–9 years, tested 2022–2025, 3,050 MOT tests in all.

What fails most on a Porsche Cayman at 9 years?

0.9 in 100 MOT tests failed on tyre tread below 1.6 mm, the most common fail item (a wear item); the most common non-wear item was coil spring broken (0.8 in 100). From 4,356 MOT tests of Porsche Cayman cars first used 2013–2016, not only 2016.

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 3,050 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
  2. GOV.UK, Vehicle tax rates. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.
  3. Vehicle Certification Agency, Car fuel and emissions data. VCA data, Open Government Licence v3.0.
  4. Transport for London, Ultra Low Emission Zone. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.

Cars tested at 9 years are compared with every class 4 vehicle tested at 9 years in the same test year. These rates are not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare