32,128 tests in 2025
Porsche Macan reliability and MOT pass rate
92.4% passed first time. The 7.6% fail rate is 15.0 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 7 years old with 45,441 miles.
Pass rate
92.4%
22.6% of all cars failed; 7.6% of these did.
Fixed on the day
1.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
45,441 mi
7 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 10,723 | 5.2% |
| 6-9 years | 16,781 | 7.8% |
| 10-13 years | 4,463 | 13% |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Macan fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres1,085 dangerous48.4%
- Body, chassis, structure1 dangerous18.1%
- Brakes145 dangerous12.8%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1 dangerous11.8%
- Suspension13 dangerous10.5%
- Visibility8.6%
- Noise, emissions and leaks4%
- Identification of the vehicle3.5%
Is the Macan getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.3 points to 7.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.2 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23,326 | 5 | 6.3% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 26,722 | 6 | 6.6% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 25,598 | 6 | 7.6% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 31,583 | 7 | 7.6% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Macan at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Macan in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords423 tests
- 2Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt417 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm398 tests
- 4Condition: has ply or cords exposed202 tests
- 5Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure120 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn115 tests
- 7Brake pads: worn down to wear indicator113 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick91 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Macan collects 2.09 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm3,889 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,490 tests
- 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,046 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure784 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre648 tests
- 6Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened647 tests
- 7Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords592 tests
- 8Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm560 tests
Questions
What is the Porsche Macan MOT pass rate?
92.4% of the 32,128 Porsche Macan first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 7.6% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 1.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Porsche Macan usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded on 423 failed tests, followed by "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" and "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm". By section, tyres appears in 48.4% of failures, body, chassis, structure appears in 18.1% of failures, brakes appears in 12.8% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 5.2%; at 10-13 years it was 13%. The median Porsche Macan tested in 2025 was 7 years old with 45,441 miles.
Is the Porsche Macan getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.3 points to 7.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.2 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Macan trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 10 safety recalls naming the Porsche Macan: Porsche Macan recalls.
Other Porsche models
Checking a particular Macan?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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