2020 Porsche Macan Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 7%of 27 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2020 Porsche Macan, 7% of the 27 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was involved in an accident October 12, 2021 in which the passenger side of my car was hit. The damage was from the front passenger door to the rear bumper. The total damage to date 02/18/2022 is approximately $25K. In the incident - not one single air bag deployed. I suffered a concussion as I hit my head upon impact. I reported the incident directly to Porsche within 2 weeks of the accident. I was transparent with all information and provided all requested documents to Porsche. …”
NHTSA complaint #11452704, filed 2022-02“A terrible drain design that has plugged drains emptying rain water into the car. The water from rear drain will fill into then Battery & Sub woofer compartment under under the spare. The drains are not easy to access for cleaning either. you have to be pulling off wheel liners and yanking/cleaning the plugs just so my car doesn’t flood itself. Porsche should modify the plugs so water does not flood into the car. This water damaged caused over $6,500 worth of damage. The main factor is the Airbag Sensors were faulted by the water damage. …”
NHTSA complaint #11510692, filed 2023-03Related service bulletins
- 11035924Jul 25, 2026Belt Lock Warning on Driver Side Permanently Active / No Fault Memory Entries: Delete Airbag Control Unit Fault Memory (SY 74/25)
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 10% |
| 2023 | 1 | 17% |
| 2021 | 2 | 17% |
| 2020 | 2 | 7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 5% |
| 2018 | 10 | 29% |
| 2017 | 21 | 33% |
| 2016 | 10 | 42% |
| 2015 | 7 | 25% |
Other parts of the 2020 Porsche Macan
13 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2020 Porsche Macan
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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