2017 Porsche Macan airbags problems

The 2017 Porsche Macan has 21 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 29% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Airbags complaints

29%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Macan airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

21V131000AirbagsMarch 3, 2021 · 39,547 units

Defect

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Macan, Macan Turbo Kits, Macan GTS, 2015-2018 Macan S, and Macan Turbo vehicles. The front passenger seat occupancy sensor mat may degrade and fail to detect a passenger in the front seat.

Consequence

The air bag will not deploy during a crash if a front passenger is undetected, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensor mat and seat cushion, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 25, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMA2.

What owners report

“WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LANE, AT A SHOPPING CENTER WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, READY TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY FELT AS IF IT LOCKED DOWN BRAKES FAILED AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED OUT OF MY CONTROL HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED ACROSS A DIVIDER. I HAD NO CONTROL OF…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · August 11, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2017 Porsche Macan have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2017 Porsche Macan airbags — 29% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2017 Porsche Macan airbags?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the airbags: 21V131000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.