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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Porsche Macan S Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Porsche Macan S, across 5 model years from 2015 to 2020. The 2018 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (1).

Model years
5

2015–2020, with a recall

Recall campaigns
8
Most recalls
2018

5 recalls

Owner complaints
20

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the Porsche Macan S across 5 model years; the most, 8, concern the 2015.

Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Porsche Macan S complaints (10%) and a fire on 0.

Across all Porsche Macan S model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 8 complaints), then the service brakes (3).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Porsche Macan S in 2022: 4, across all model years.

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

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

Porsche Macan S years to avoid

Too few Porsche Macan S model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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 S, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2020110not ranked
2018510not ranked
2017451not ranked
2016552not ranked
2015582not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Porsche Macan S

  • SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE4
  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER4
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2
  • EQUIPMENT2
  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1

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

Every Porsche Macan S recall campaign (8)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Porsche Macan S, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
23V443000June 26, 2023seat belts: rear/other: anchorage2016–2018, 2020crash and injury37
22V656000August 30, 2022exterior lighting: headlights2015, 2018crash222,858
21V131000March 3, 2021air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2015–2018crash and injury39,547
18V844000November 28, 2018equipment2017–2018crash and injury142
18V318000May 16, 2018electrical system2018crash3
17V289000May 3, 2017fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2015–2017fire51,497
17V133000March 2, 2017air bags: sensor: occupant classification2015–2016crash and injury17,871
15V717000October 30, 2015fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2015–2016fire21,835

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

Newest record on this page: October 15, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted