Porsche air bags problems
Across all Porsche models in NHTSA's complaint database, 220 complaints involve air bags. The Cayenne accounts for the largest share (30%). The single worst model year is the 2017 Macan with 21 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 220 about air bags, all Porsche models
- Most affected
- Cayenne 30% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 46,000 miles 64 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Porsche models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cayenne | 65 | 30% |
| Macan | 55 | 25% |
| Boxster | 30 | 14% |
| 911 | 10 | 5% |
| 911 Carrera | 10 | 5% |
| Macan S | 8 | 4% |
| Panamera | 7 | 3% |
| Carrera | 4 | 2% |
| Macan Turbo | 4 | 2% |
| Taycan | 4 | 2% |
Worst model years for air bags
- 2017 Porsche Macan21 complaints
- 2016 Porsche Cayenne11 complaints
- 2019 Porsche Cayenne11 complaints
- 2016 Porsche Macan10 complaints
- 2018 Porsche Macan10 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 16 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 13 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 29 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 64 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 46,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.