2017 Porsche Macan
Complaints about this year name pump far more often than the other years of this generation — 11% of them, about 28× 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.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 256 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 18 |
| Involving a crash | 12 |
| Involving a fire | 4 |
| Recalls | 7 |
| EPA combined | 19 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- fuel — 10% of complaints, 25× usual
- air bags — 10% of complaints, 24× usual
- bags however — 10% of complaints, 24× usual
What owners wrote
Fuel smell filling the cabin due to cracked fuel pump. Likely associated with fuel pump cover recall notice (recall code AH06) Dealerships refused coverage.
I WENT ON A TEST DRIVE ON THIS CAR AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE ENGINE. I NOTICED AFTER THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION THAT CAN CAUSE FIRE. I'VE CONTACTED PORSCHE ABOUT 15 TIMES AND THEY WONT RETURN MY CALL AT ALL…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 21V131000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 18V844000 EQUIPMENT Fixed free of charge.
- 20V077000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 16V680000 SUSPENSION Fixed free of charge.
- 17V289000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
- 23V443000 SEAT BELTS Fixed free of charge.
- 17V133000 AIR BAGS 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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