Where each one leads
Peugeot RCZ
- Fewer Peugeot RCZ cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (2.4% against 6.1%).
Porsche Cayman
- Against cars of the same age, the Porsche Cayman comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 27% more often than average) than the Peugeot RCZ (passes 3% less often than average).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Peugeot RCZ | Porsche Cayman | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | — | 2005–2020 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 51,207 (2010–2017) | 4,921 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 9,670 | 8,584 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 1,281 | 815 |
| In traffic in Finland | 261 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Peugeot RCZ | Porsche Cayman | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 65% | 89% |
| … against cars of the same age | −3% | +27% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 0.4% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | −82% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.4% | 6.1% |
| US owner complaints | — | 29 |
| Most complaints about | — | Power train |
| Model year with most complaints | — | 2014 (7) |
| US recall campaigns | — | 5 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | — | 2,688 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Peugeot RCZ | Porsche Cayman | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 9.4 l/100 km (2019) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 192 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 173 kW (232 hp) | 213 kW (285 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,382 kg | 1,434 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €41,140 | €95,210 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 157,000 km | — |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).