Porsche Macan

119 complaints across 3 scored model years and 8 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Porsche Macan Full report

Grade 2017–2020

2017 vs model median 2.7×

Model median3× median

Brakes 8

Airbags & Restraints 5

Speed Control 3

Avoid

2017

Best

2018 · 2020

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Porsche Macan
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2017	2.69×	23	F
2018	0.78×	14	C
2020	1.00×	12	B
2024 P	1.75×	15	C
2025 P	2.11×	17	D

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	21
City / Highway	19 / 25
Engine	2L, 4 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,600

Recalls

8 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
22V656000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS	2020	222,858
20V077000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2017, 2018	70,117
17V289000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2017	51,497
21V131000	AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER	2017, 2018	39,547
16V680000	SUSPENSION:FRONT	2017	243
18V844000	EQUIPMENT	2017, 2018	142
23V443000	SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE	2017–2020	37
18V318000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2018	3

Others in Subcompact SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Alfa Romeo Stelvio	2018	C
Audi E-Tron	none flagged	C
Audi Q3	20202021	C
BMW X1	2014	C
Buick Encore	2015	C
Buick Encore GX	none flagged	B
Cadillac XT4	none flagged	B
Chevrolet Captiva	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2017 Macan

Complaints in window: 23
Severity-weighted: 48.5
Model median (weighted): 18
vs model median: 2.69×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 6
Open investigations: 1

Score 14.3 F