Used car safety, rank #4 of 188
Porsche Cayenne 4WD Safety Rating (2020-23)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2020-23 Porsche Cayenne 4WD, a large luxury SUV, compared with its class and with the current model.
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The 2020-23 Porsche Cayenne 4WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 7 per million registered vehicle years against a large luxury SUVs average of 10, which is 30% below the class average. That places it #4 of 188 used vehicles with a safety score of 93.6/100, earning our Safest Pick designation.
What the Porsche Cayenne death rate means
At 7 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Porsche Cayenne 4WD beats the large luxury SUVs average of 10 by 30%. The 95% confidence interval is 0 to 21, so the upper end of the range overlaps the class average and the advantage is not certain.
The other-driver death rate of 15 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Porsche Cayenne. Its 95% confidence interval is 0β37. It is higher than the Porsche Cayenne's own driver death rate, the usual pattern for heavier vehicles. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used luxury SUVs
The safest large luxury SUVs in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Porsche Cayenne 4WD highlighted. It ranks 3 of the 6 shown; the class leader is the BMW X7 4WD at a death rate of 0.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
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| BMW X7 4WD | 2020-23 | 0 (0 to 17) | 98.4 | n/a | n/a |
| Audi Q7 4WD | 2020-23 | 0 (0 to 20) | 98.4 | n/a | n/a |
| Porsche Cayenne 4WD (this page) | 2020-23 | 7 (0 to 21) | 93.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class 4WD | 2020-23 | 8 (0 to 19) | 90.9 | n/a | n/a |
| Lexus GX 460 4WD | 2020-23 | 12 (0 to 27) | 86.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Tesla Model X electric 4WD | 2020-23 | 44 (5 to 82) | 45.6 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for large luxury SUVs: 10 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
Safety recalls for the Porsche Cayenne 4WD
A recall is a defect the manufacturer must repair free of charge, however old the car and whoever owns it now. On a used car this matters more than on a new one: the work is only done if a previous owner took it in.
1 recall campaign on the 2023 model year, covering back over prevention.
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Back over prevention: sensing system, camera
Risk: A rearview image that does not display properly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will update the driver assistance software, free of charge.
Partial lookup: At least one NHTSA model-variant request failed. The campaigns shown were returned successfully; additional campaigns may be missing. Check your VIN.
Recall campaigns from the NHTSA recalls database, retrieved 2026-09-16. A campaign covers a range of build dates, not every car of the model year, and IIHS reports this nameplate across several years while these results are for 2023. Confirm against the VIN. Recalls do not affect the death rate on this page.
Porsche Cayenne 4WD: Common Questions
Is the Porsche Cayenne 4WD a safe car?
Yes, by the measure that matters most. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 7 per million registered vehicle years for the 2020-23 Porsche Cayenne 4WD, 30% below the class average (10 for large luxury SUVs). That earns a used-car safety score of 93.6 out of 100 and rank #4 of 188 used vehicles, with a Safest Pick designation.
What is the Porsche Cayenne 4WD driver death rate?
7 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 0 to 21. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Porsche Cayenne died at a rate of 15 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2020-23 models.
How does the Porsche Cayenne 4WD compare with other large luxury SUVs?
The large luxury SUVs class averages 10 driver deaths per million; the Porsche Cayenne 4WD sits at 7. Among the 6 large luxury SUVs compared above it ranks 3 by safety score; the top of that group is the BMW X7 4WD with a death rate of 0.