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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Porsche Macan Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 10 recall campaigns for the Porsche Macan, across 6 model years from 2015 to 2021. The 2017 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (1).

Model years
6

2015–2021, with a recall

Recall campaigns
10
Most recalls
2017

6 recalls

Owner complaints
241

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 241 complaints with NHTSA about the Porsche Macan across 11 model years; the most, 63, concern the 2017.

Owners marked a crash on 14 of the Porsche Macan complaints (6%) and a fire on 5.

Across all Porsche Macan model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 54 complaints), then the exterior lighting (28).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Porsche Macan in 2026: 65, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Porsche Macan is seat belts: rear/other: anchorage, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Porsche Macan recall, 23V443000, was reported on June 26, 2023 and concerns the seat belts: rear/other: anchorage.

Porsche Macan years to avoid

Too few Porsche Macan model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Porsche Macan, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202509—not ranked
2024010—not ranked
202306—not ranked
2022063not ranked
20211125not ranked
202022710not ranked
20191216not ranked
20185358not ranked
201766313not ranked
20160242not ranked
20152282not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Porsche Macan years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Porsche Macan

  • SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE4
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER2
  • EQUIPMENT2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER1

Porsche Macan model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Porsche Macan recall campaign (10)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Porsche Macan, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
23V443000June 26, 2023seat belts: rear/other: anchorage2017–2020crash and injury37
22V656000August 30, 2022exterior lighting: headlights2020crash222,858
21V224000March 31, 2021suspension: front: shock absorber2021crashdo not drive10
21V131000March 3, 2021air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2017–2018crash and injury39,547
20V077000February 12, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2015, 2017–2018fire70,117
18V844000November 28, 2018equipment2017–2018crash and injury142
18V318000May 16, 2018electrical system2018crash3
17V289000May 3, 2017fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2017fire51,497
16V680000September 20, 2016suspension: front2017crash243
14V470000August 1, 2014service brakes, hydraulic: power assist2015crash7

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Porsche Macan. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: October 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted