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Porsche Cayman and Mazda RX-8 Lemon Odds and Nada Odds for the Year Ending June 30, 2018

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Year Make/Model Nada Odds per 100 Cars Lemon Odds per 100 Cars    
35 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 32300 miles driven

Like other sports cars, low average odometer reading.2014		 Porsche Cayman
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  35 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 32300 miles driven

Like other sports cars, low average odometer reading.
28 vehicles, 11.0 months per vehicle, 57600 miles driven

Like other sports cars, low average odometer reading.2007		 Porsche Cayman Join or sign in to view   see reported repairs
  28 vehicles, 11.0 months per vehicle, 57600 miles driven

Like other sports cars, low average odometer reading.

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Porsche Cayman vs. Mazda RX-8 Lemon Odds and Nada Odds

Other sources of Porsche Cayman and Mazda RX-8 reliability data provide only averages, which can conceal as much as they reveal. So we also report the percentage of Porsche Caymans and Mazda RX-8s with no repairs at all in the past year and the percentage of Porsche Caymans and Mazda RX-8s that are lemons (required three or more repair trips in the past year). These figures might surprise you.

These stats are promptly updated four times a year, to closely track Porsche Cayman and Mazda RX-8 lemon odds as the cars age. Others can be over a year behind. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the Porsche Cayman and Mazda RX-8 have been recently.

To see how frequently Porsche Cayman and Mazda RX-8 problems occur, check out our car reliability stats.

What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Porsche Cayman

Porsche Cayman Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2008 2dr Hatch 295-horsepower 3.4L H6
6-speed manual RWD		 high-quality german sports car see full Porsche Cayman review
2007 2dr Hatch 295-horsepower 3.4L H6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 It is a Porsche.... not too many negative perceptions except for price... Styling stays consistent which I think helps hold value. see full Porsche Cayman review
2006 2dr Hatch 295-horsepower 3.4L H6
6-speed manual RWD		 Porsche. see full Porsche Cayman review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Mazda RX-8

Mazda RX-8 Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Coupe 232-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD		 Drove a 1979 Maxda RX-7 for more than 100,000 miles -- only brand with a rotary engine! see full Mazda RX-8 review
2006 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD		 Reliable--my last Mazda was a daily driver for 15 years. Sporty image. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2005 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD		 the brand has a quality reputation with my car having a 100k miles warrenty. Also like mazda in general for their sporty feel/image they try to put in every car. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004 4dr Coupe 197-horsepower 1.3L R2
4-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 Mazda is fairly reliable. Not much else to say on this really. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD		 Mazda and the RX-8 is about the driver, everything inside the car points toward the driver and the spirit of driving being fun. see full Mazda RX-8 review
Mazda RX-8 Brand Reputation: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD		 My personal biases show here being someone that drives almost exclusively European cars. There is nothing I hate more than under lighting and flame kits on exhausts and the RX-8 fall smack dab into that category. see full Mazda RX-8 review