2016 Porsche Macan
Complaints about this year name air bags far more often than the other years of this generation — 13% of them, about 33× the usual rate of 0.4%.
Generation 1 of the Porsche Macan, which began in 2015 and ran to 2023. Everything below compares this year against the others in that generation, not against a different car wearing the same name.
| Complaints filed | 84 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 18 |
| Involving a crash | 2 |
| Recalls | 6 |
| EPA combined | 19 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- bags however — 13% of complaints, 33× usual
- local dealer — 13% of complaints, 33× usual
- last — 17% of complaints, 12× usual
What owners wrote
notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V131000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair…
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2016 Porsche Macan. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V131000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 20V077000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 21V131000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 17V133000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 17V289000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
- 15V717000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
- 23V443000 SEAT BELTS Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Porsche Macan was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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