Porsche Macan: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Porsche Macan passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 30,214 individual Porsche Macan tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Porsche Macans presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Porsche Macan tested had covered 47,070 miles and was built around 2018.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Porsche Macan bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Porsche Macan rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Porsche Macans actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Porsche Macan

1. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.3% of tests (1.73x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.2% of tests (1.56x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.2% of tests
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.1% of tests
5. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.7% of tests
6. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.4% of tests
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.3% of tests
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
9. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.2% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests

From 79,003 DVSA-tracked Porsche Macan tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.77% of these flagged Porsche Macan defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Porsche Macan pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Porsche Macan year:

• 2014 Porsche Macan - 85.7% first-time pass, 1,192 tests
• 2015 Porsche Macan - 87.2% first-time pass, 3,590 tests
• 2016 Porsche Macan - 90.6% first-time pass, 4,223 tests
• 2017 Porsche Macan - 93.5% first-time pass, 5,407 tests
• 2018 Porsche Macan - 93.5% first-time pass, 3,882 tests
• 2019 Porsche Macan - 94.1% first-time pass, 4,676 tests
• 2020 Porsche Macan - 95.4% first-time pass, 3,628 tests
• 2021 Porsche Macan - 94.8% first-time pass, 3,319 tests

Porsche Macan by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Porsche Macan - 93.9% first-time pass, 21,406 tests
• Diesel Porsche Macan - 89% first-time pass, 8,672 tests

Other Porsche models

• Porsche 911 - 89%
• Porsche Boxster - 84.2%
• Porsche Cayenne - 86.4%
• Porsche Cayman - 89.9%
• Porsche Panamera - 87.8%
• Porsche Taycan 4s 93kwh - 90.8%
• Porsche 944 - 77.4%
• Porsche Taycan Turbo - 89.8%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Dacia Sandero Stepway Essential Tce - 92.2%
• Mercedes-Benz Glb 200 Amg Line Premium + A - 92.2%
• Audi A1 S Line Black Ed 35 Tfsi S-A - 92.2%
• Volkswagen Polo Match Tsi - 92.1%
• Toyota Hilux Invincib X D-4d4wd Dcb A - 92.1%
• Volkswagen Id3 Family - 92.1%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• Britain's most and least reliable cars: 33 million MOT tests analysed
• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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