Porsche Macan: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
Porsche Macan: 11 model years scored from 259 NHTSA owner complaints and 24 recall campaigns. Worst year 2017, best year 2015.
Porsche Macan: which years to avoid
Across 10 scored model years the Porsche Macan ranges from 36/100 in 2017 to 92/100 in 2022 — a 56-point spread, so which year you buy matters more than whether you buy a Macan at all. The weakest year’s complaints concentrate in Air Bags (44 of them).
Avoid: 2017 — scored below 45 on the complaint and recall record.
Safest years: 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 — scored 70 or better.
Scored from NHTSA complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. How the score works · every car’s years to avoid.
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Used Porsche Cayenne and Macan: what the federal record says — written and signed by Adir Trabelsi, 2026-09-16.
Year-by-year data table
Best year in our data: 2015 (score 81). Worst: 2017 (score 36, AVOID).
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,130 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 83 | BUY | $4,365 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 91 | BUY | $4,448 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 92 | BUY | $4,574 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 90 | BUY | $4,732 | 11 | 1 |
| 2020 | 79 | BUY | $4,909 | 25 | 2 |
| 2019 | 86 | BUY | $5,021 | 19 | 1 |
| 2018 | 68 | CAUTION | $5,040 | 34 | 5 |
| 2017 | 36 | AVOID | $5,357 | 122 | 6 |
| 2016 | 78 | BUY | $5,839 | 26 | 4 |
| 2015 | 81 | BUY | $5,932 | 1 | 5 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
Photographs and every generation of the Macan, through the years →
Macan sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the Macan on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.
What goes wrong on the Porsche Macan
Across every Macan model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.
- Air Bags70 complaints across all Macan years · typical job: Airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement$600–$1,700
- Service Brakes32 complaints across all Macan years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
- Electrical System28 complaints across all Macan years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
- Engine26 complaints across all Macan years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
- Steering21 complaints across all Macan years · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement$1,020–$2,500
- Exterior Lighting20 complaints across all Macan years · typical job: Headlamp assembly or lighting-module replacement$360–$1,380
Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.
FAQ
Which Porsche Macan years should I avoid?
On the NHTSA record the years to avoid are 2017 — each scores below 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. The 2017 is the weakest at 36/100, with its complaints concentrated in Air Bags.
What are the best Porsche Macan years to buy?
2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 all score 70 or better. The strongest is the 2022 at 92/100, on 5 complaints and 0 recall campaigns.
What is the most common Porsche Macan problem?
70 of the complaints filed against the Macan across all its model years sit in the Air Bags group — more than any other component.
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04