P Porsche Macan MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Porsche Macan MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Porsche Macan passed on its first attempt in 92.6%, and its overall record sits +12.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Porsche Macan in the 2023–2025 data: 95,084 tests across 10 model years (2014–2023). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Porsche Macan MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Porsche Macan, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Porsche Macan's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Porsche Macan DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Porsche Macan, each with how many of the model's 95,084 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 1,666 Porsche Macan tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 1,196 Porsche Macan tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 956 Porsche Macan tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 764 Porsche Macan tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 555 Porsche Macan tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 503 Porsche Macan tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Porsche Macan Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Porsche Macan model year on record is 2023 (98.5% across 131 tests), and the weakest is 2014 (88.4%). The gap between them is 10.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Porsche Macan Owners

These checks follow this Porsche Macan's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Porsche Macan.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Porsche Macan. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Porsche Macan is most common

Across every Macan model year on record (2014–2023): 53,455 Porsche Macan cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 95,040 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 1,600 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Porsche Macan cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Porsche Macan MOT & Reliability