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Porsche Macan SYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 20 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Porsche Macan S.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints20Top: Air bagsSafety recalls82015–2020 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Porsche Macan S years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Macan S median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls2017Not rated–/1005 complaints · 4 recalls2016Not rated–/1005 complaints · 5 recalls2015Not rated–/1008 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Porsche Macan S problems

All model years combined: 20 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags81
Electrical system31
Service brakes30
Structure21
Engine20
Exterior lighting20
Steering21
Power train11
Service brakes, hydraulic10
2 other systems20
8 recalls

Porsche Macan S recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

86%Rear/other: anchorage23V-443 · 2016–2020 · Jun 26, 2023 · 37 vehicles30%Exterior lighting: headlights22V-656 · 2015–2018 · Aug 30, 2022 · 222,858 vehicles74%Occupant classification: front passenger21V-131 · 2015–2018 · Mar 3, 2021 · 39,547 vehicles60%Equipment18V-844 · 2017–2018 · Nov 28, 2018 · 142 vehicles100%Electrical system18V-318 · 2018 · May 16, 2018 · 3 vehicles94%Delivery: fuel pump17V-289 · 2015–2017 · May 3, 2017 · 51,497 vehicles83%Sensor: occupant classification17V-133 · 2015–2016 · Mar 2, 2017 · 17,871 vehicles84%Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings15V-717 · 2015–2016 · Oct 30, 2015 · 21,835 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Macan S

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2015–2018 · still open
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