Used 2015 Porsche Macan Consumer Reviews

Best handling SUV on the market still going strong

It might cost a bit more than the competition but its worth every penny. My wife thinks it is luxurious and quiet. My kids think its the most comfortable car we owned and my main attraction to the car is its performance and handling. What kind of black magic is this?! Porsche tunes their base suspension so well that you will be wasting money on PASM or air suspension. You won't need it unless you are chasing seconds on a race track. The S makes plenty power so I wouldn't bother going with the TURBO unless you want to drag race someone all the time. I would recommend getting at least the BOSE stereo upgrade as the base unit sounds horrible. I would also recommend getting the sport seat for its superior support and comfort. If you keep disciplined and not get tempted by all those other options, you can get it at a reasonable price. I have achieved 29 MPG on the highway at 65 MPH for a 30 minutes stretch. But it is so much fun getting on the gas and listen to the exhaust pop with the gear change. The PDK is nothing short of phenomenal. Your real life mileage will be closer to 20 MPG. Three years in, the car is still a delight. A few recalls have not made any difference to my enjoyment. No unbecoming rattles and shakes. Still have plenty treads on tires and brakes are good for more miles. The Porsche dealers’ pricing for service has gone off the deep end, going from a reasonable $300 for the first service to $1600 for the 30k service. That is basically an oil change and new plugs. Thankfully nothing a local garage cannot handle for a fraction of the cost. The only dilemma I face is what to replace it with when I sell it. June 2018 update. Dealer has learned the errors of its ways. Whole Service department has be reorganized. Offering service specials to get its customers back. Front tires still have 4/32 and rears 6/32. Will replace after the summer. Everything still working well. Still don't see anything in the market which could be a worthwhile replacement. December 2019 update. Tires replaced September 18 with same brand as they lasted 38k miles, not bad at all for an SUV. Brakes replaced ar 40k miles. PDK fluids and filters also changed. Car has been super reliable. Everything still works. The market has finally caught up. Newer models have more technology. Everyone has made their SUV faster and better. The last five years has been trouble free with this vehicle. It handled city highways and winding roads with aplomb. I could probably drive it for another five without breaking a sweat. However, my needs have changed and I no longer need an SUV. The SUV craze gripping the country is making some beloved sedans disappear. I finally traded the Macan S in for a sports sedan. Best get one before those are gone.

Best of Both Worlds: Sports Car and Space

After owning a Mercedes Benz ML 500 for 6 years, I decided it was time to change. Since we were sort of out of the woods (no more strollers and other junk that the parent of a baby or toddler has to carry around), we were willing to downsize a little bit. We test drove the new ML which was more of the same with a few more bells and whistles and knew that we wanted something different. Something unique. Test drove the Maserati Ghibli and it was very nice but we did not consider buying it; it would have to have been a lease. Considered buying a Porsche Panamera. Test drove the Panamera and I loved the PDK (Porsche Dupple Kupplung; double clutch) transmission. Very smooth, quick, and responsive gear changes. But the Panamera felt like a boat and the standard 6 cylinder did not have enough juice. I read about Macan and began to really research it and decided to take one for a test drive at work and I was sold on the spot. I had just bought a 911 at that time and the Macan felt like a 4 door 911. Took the wife to the dealership for a test drive and she loved it as well. I also test drove the Cayenne. The Cayenne felt more like the ML - felt heavy and wasn't peppy. We ordered the Macan around Holloween and got it March of this year. After 6 months of ownership I cannot find a single flaw with the car. It is amazing in every way. It is very responsive and agile. It handles really well. The PDK transmission is very smooth and shifts great and has real paddle shifters instead of those terrible buttons. Switch it into sport mode and the transmission shifts are even quicker and the entire responsiveness of the car is even better. I truely feel like this car is a 4 door 911. There is also plenty of space for luggage for those trips to the beach and/or for going out of town. I've heard some complaints about the rear seat knee room, but everything has a price in my opinion and there has to be a compromise somewhere between sportiness and space which in concept are opposing principles.

The 911 SUV

Fun to drive SUV:very close to handling like a 911 in the sport plus mode,A great handling and driving car ;however interior space is small for a SUV;however it has all the space that I really need .Durability is questionable for a 95000.00 vehicle.At 75000 miles the transmission had to be replaced;even though it was far out of my 50000 mile warranty; Porsche covered the replacement 100%. I also had to replace the valve cover gaskets,at this time. I normally try to drive my Porsche vehicles 150000 to 160000 miles before I sell it or trade it ;however I'm a little nervous about the future dependability of this one;therefore I ordered a 2018 Macon GTS and will off this one at 85000 miles.

Sport Sedan in an SUV Body

I had mixed feelings about buying this car because I had a Lexus RX400h with 105,000 miles on it that was still a perfectly good car. I didn't need a new car, however I was so tired of driving the Lexus. And the difference in driving pleasure of the Porsche vs. Lexus is night and day. The Porsche is an SUV that is actually fun to drive. Great handling and acceleration. And while the Lexus was comfortable, the Porsche feels much more special with higher quality fit and finish. I'm partial to Porsche's based on currently owning a Boxster S and having 911's in the past. The Macan is very bit a Porsche. I also test drove the new Volvo XC90 and BMW X5 before deciding on the Macan S. Both have interiors just as nice as the Macan, and in fact I liked the Volvo interior the best. However neither came close to the driving performance and feel of the Macan S. An update: my Macan S now has 41,000 miles on it. It has been rock solid reliable, and continues to be a joy to drive. I also never get tired of how good the engine sounds. However this is an expensive car to maintain. Tires, brakes, transmission service, and spark plugs replaced at 40k miles - Several thousand dollars!

Outstanding ride!

Love my 2015 Porsche Macan S SUV, but please look hard into buying a maintenance contract. Porsche replacement parts are VERY expensive.

From a Porsche Fan

I'll first say, if I'm biased, it's in Porsche's favor. I love the brand, the design, the performance... The Macan S hits a perfect balance in the performance SUV sector. It's powerful enough, practical enough, handles well, and looks great. What's there not to like? How about a $3,000 headlight? A new transfer case. Major cooling-system issues. A transmission that's beginning to fail. Oh, and an ignition switch that decides not to recognize either fob one day. (Plus a half dozen other minor niggles.) All this has happened before 100k miles. (I'm at 97,000 miles currently.) Luckily my extended warranty has covered all the big-ticket items, which has totaled $15,000 so far. Would I recommend this car? I'm on the fence. I love it, but it's very hard to justify the cost of repairs and the time back and forth to the dealership. You decide. Some other observations: 1. The entire cabin heating/cooling system is wonky. The air coming out the vents is either too hot or too cold, despite any attempt by the driver to set the temp. (This is normal, according to Porsche.) 2. The hill assist is overly intrusive. On the slightest incline, the car jams on the brakes when you intend to move forward - ie, shift your foot from brake to gas. (This is also deemed "normal.") 3. Unless you're in sport mode, which you'd have to select every time you start the car, the transmission goes through all the gears prematurely. Soon you find yourself traveling at 35 mph in the 7th gear. Incidentally, sport mode is too aggressive for daily riding, so your best option is manual mode. (This is deemed normal too.) 4. Most irksome - the transmission shifts down to 1st AFTER you've come to a stop. This wouldn't be a problem if the downshift didn't also include an automatic throttle blip, which lurches the car forward at every stop. (Deemed a design feature of this model.) 5. Oil changes at the dealership are about $400. At an independent shop it's $300. 6. The rear tires wear faster than the front. This wouldn't be such a problem if you could rotate them to the front, but because the tires are staggered (meaning different size front and rear), you can't rotate them. Replacing the rear set isn't an option either as the new tires will be larger than what the computer expects (compared to the front), which throws an error code. In short, you're looking at replacing all tires for $1,600-$2,000 because one set is worn. (To be fair, this is a problem with most modern AWD cars that are finely calibrated.) 7. Lastly, I'll note some cabin rattles that are annoying.

Safety First - He ran a red light!

My wife and I along with some friends thought we go see some interesting art yesterdat. Less than a mile from the house, we were hit on the driver side by a PU that was going about 45-50mph. He never touched his brakes from what I can tell. My view was block by another vehicle but I did see catch him out of the side of my eye right before impact and was able to swerve a little. Both side impact bags deployed and surprisingly, no glass was broken. It spun us in a complete 360. The vehicle did what it was design to do and there was no intrusion into the passenger cabin however the truck did do a number on the left rear tire and wheel. The only injury was to the occupant in the rear passenger seat suffering 6 fractured ribs from the seat belt, but I'll take that any day. I haven't inspected the vehicle but I'll bet that it's totaled. This accident happened so fast that none of the passengers were able to brace. I am very pleased with how it did with this impact to the driver's side passenger door albeit not a Tbone. I understand from the Euro safety test that the Macan got good grades and that was proved up this Sept 5th. If anyone wants pictures, I have some.

Porsche Macan is a Beast

I have had the Macau Turbo for 7 months. I owned a Porsche Cayenne for two years and enjoyed it but wanted something with a better balance of power, quickness and supreme handling without giving up sitting up off the road like an SUV offers. The Macan provides the best driving experience of any car I have ever owned. The 3.6 L turbo and the standard adaptive suspension make the ride like no other SUV and many 2-door sports cars can’t touch. The 0-60 in ~4.2 seconds and the ability to masterfully handle curves at higher speeds than you can imagine possible makes every drive an experience. Beautiful styling in both the interior and exterior. Porsche has built an amazing high performance vehicle in the Macan Turbo. The sports plus feature takes the performance to another level.

My loaded 2015 Macan S

Stop! Warning! Do not drive Porsche Macan S unless you want to buy a ridiculously fast, ultra responsive SUV. At 48 yo I'd owned over 35 cars, 20 of which were brand new purchases others were used. When I bought my macan s it was a CPO with only 23k miles. Im not an emotional consumer either the numbers work or they don't. However, if the numbers didn't work I'd have bought it anyway. How fast is this vehicle you ask, all you need to know is you can pull out in front of most anyone except another Porsche. You need to worry about rear ending the vehicle ahead of you. The braking system is phenomenal 70-0 mph in 89 feet. The pros CPO warranty has a $0.00 - deductible and adds 2 years and up to 100K miles from original warranty. The bad $389 oil changes, $2,200 - brake job

Not premium brand quality, reliability, or CS

I have owned my 2015 Macan S since new. It has 27000 miles and has been at the dealer for almost 6 weeks now. Porsche has a known issue with their transfer cases - both on Macans and Cayennes. Since this is such a common problem they extended warranties on both - Macan for 7 years and Cayenne for 10 years. Why not 10 yrs for both cars??????? My Macan is now on it's 3rd transfer case. This latest replacement is on me - $3,200. Porsche refuses to acknowledge they have not fixed the transfer case issue and also refuses to continue to cover the costs of the repeated repairs on same part. Trying to talk to Porsche management is totally impossible. They are not interested in voice of their customers. My car also has 7 modules that I am told are coded incorrectly. How does this even happen??? Cost to replace 3 of the 7 is $4,900. OMG If all 7 end up needing replacement the cost will be insane. No one has seemed to be able to diagnose the issues my car is having. Porsche techs, Porsche field reps, Porsche field rep manager. Again, this car has only 27,000 miles and has been babied its entire life. Anyone purchasing a Macan or ANY Porsche - GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY for as long as you plan to own it. I'll be getting rid of my Macan once if finally gets out of dealership servicing. I no longer see joy in the car and no longer feel it will be reliable. Previously had 2 Mercedes for 17 years - with no major repairs the entire time. Porsche is a nice car to drive and looks good but if its quality is poor and Porche client relations is poor then it is not worth owning one

Perfection , but costly

The Macan is great all aspects....almost. Yes the purchase price is high , but you know that going in. The disappointment has been in routine maintenance costs. Oil Change at dealership is $400.00+, if you shop for a good repair shop you can bring that cost down to about $250.00. The 30K maintenance at that same independent shop was $840. If you equip it with the optional 20 or 21" rims the ride suffers and the costs of those tires will exceed a grand and even driving like an old lady , the tires are good for maybe 20 to 25k miles. Love the car, it just eats too much $$. I can only imagine what a water pump or some electronic component would cost. Buy it or lease it , But once the warranty is up , I'd advise moving on. Did I mention the car is great? It is.

Best Luxury SUV

Great mileage, over 25 mpg, great handling, ride, and acceleration. Cost is inline with competition, but resale is sky high. One weakness is interior storage space for a purse, etc. We test all cars and this is the one we bought. That says in all. Buy it and enjoy.

Forgot I am driving an SUV

The performance and handling are the obvious reasons for why I got the Macan. But now, after 1300 miles, the experience keeps getting better. Being 4'11" is always a challenge but the seat and steering wheel easily accomodate me. And the side mirror doesn't block my view when making left turns - that is not the case in the Audi Q5 which I also considered. I can see all around which was a problem in the BMW X6 which has a rear window that left me with huge blind spots. The best comfort feature is the vented seats. In a black with black interior, the vented seats cool quickly and keep me cool on hot summer days. The only nit I have is that the Apple Car Play doesnt always turn on when I plug in my iPhone 6. Although it isnt an issue if my husband plugs in his iPhone 6S. I have one warning, it is easy to go very fast and not realize it. 50 feels like 35. 90 feels like 70. So newbies need to get used to the handling to control themselves...or not! Took a ride in my friend's Tesla and while the 400hp could do 0-60 in 4 seconds and make. you feel like you sere on a roller coaster, you felt the curves and the car feels looser. My Macan is much better and hugs the curves for better control. ----having trouble adding in the purchase date so adding it hear: August 2016 bought a 2017.

Lemon

My experience with this car has been very unfortunate. Every major system has failed and Porsche refuses to replace it. They believe the problem is fixed until the next problem. Terrible customer service and a complete unwillingness to solve the problem.

If you like to be different from the crowd

For the most part I love my new Macan. It was what I was looking for in the way of sportiness and practicality after having a Mercedes CLS that couldn't handle the bad roads of Houston. In sport mode it is engaging and quick but in traffic I just drive in comfort mode. Perfect size and easy to park. Only problem so far is my Sat radio function stopped working after 4 days and I have been waiting over 2 months for a replacement. Pretty disappointed that Porsche has not fixed this yet but hopefully soon. Getting about 21MPG combined so far.

The car has 22500 miles and is great.

The car has had no mechanical problems over the past 2 years. It is fun to drive both short and long trips. My wife likes it better than her car. I will not buy anything other than Porsche from now on.

My 22nd new vehicle

My Macan S is by far the most enjoyable new car in my long car-buying history. I have purchased Ford, Olds, Nissan, Toyotas, Honda, Acuras, Infiniti, BMWs, but not since my '98 E36 M3 have I been so thoroughly impressed with a car. Great handling PLUS great ride, solid, quiet (almost too quiet), fast, plus much better mpg than I expected (23.8 @ 2600 miles)...I make up excuses to go places just to drive this car. Didn't rate reliability because it's new & my 1st Porsche. Came from '08 and '10 MDX, & was going to try X-3 35i until the Macan info came out in January. Picked mine up in May. 8/16 Update: Still love this car at 2+ years and 27K miles. 100% trouble-free (only few software updates). Got over 25mpg on recent road trip. Still solid and rattle-free. Only "negatives" would be reg maintenance cost (i.g. oil changes) overpriced. And the sun visors could be a little larger. Update: At 40 months, still my favorite new purchase. Had 2 recalls handled with a morning visit, but zero problems to date. Still drives like new. Great exhaust sound. Usually get "new car bug" at 3 years. Recent test drives of new competition leave me unimpressed (except for new Panamera 4S which is out of my $ range). I check trade-in value every year (avg. of KBB, Black book, Edmunds, NADA), and residuals are extremely high. $about $14.5K depreciation for 36 mos, 35K miles. Outstanding. 2/19 Update: 54K Miles, still drives like new. I rarely keep cars this long, but this Macan has delayed the new car bug from attacking. Actually had to buy new tires last month. Replaced Michelin Latitudes with Michelin Pilot A/S 3+...really like these new tires. Only problem to date was exhaust bracket repair under warrantee.

I love this CAR!!!

Compared to any other car I have ever owned, this tops the cake! Drives like a car, yet sits higher and has a bit more carrying capacity than a car. I no longer get upset about sitting in traffic, even though this car wants to race!!

Fun, and wasteful

Fun to drive, outdated tech. Fuel economy is dismal and maintenance costs astronomical

Once you've gone Porsche, it's hard to go back

Crossover that drives like a Porsche- I outgrew my Cayman, but older and wiser doesn't have to mean less fun....

'15 Macan S exceeded expectations

I'm a BMW sport sedan guy, but I landed in a Macan while shopping for a performance-oriented AWD to get thru winter. (And the interest of marital tranquility, added the criteria of "taller vehicle to see better, and haul stuff.") After 3 years of very enjoyable driving, I sold it for a newer ride but with some regrets. The Macan's V6 is peppy, handling is excellent and the PDK is unmatched.

Pocket rocket

Too fast, too sophisticated, reliable and one hell of a German masterpiece.

Pretty and comfy

Great looking vehicle with the most comfortable seats. Could use a little more highway refinement and in my opinion more pickup. For the cost, I would also like auto braking and better technology

Fantastic Porsche

The cream of the crop in a sporty suv

3rd Porsche

I was told that Porsche is an engineering company that also builds cars. I've toured Stuttgart and seen it for myself. If you make the sacrifice to own one, you will smile every day and never regret it.

Great Suv - drives like a sports cat

Better than expected

Having just sold a great BMW 330Cic, I researched many vehicles looking for high quality, super comfort and quiet. I bought a 2015 Macan S, totally happy in every respect, my first Porsche in 30 years. No problems, no complaints.

love, love it!!!!

I bought my Macan S a week ago and I love it. It rides so smooth and quiet. My gas mileage is 19 mpg but I haven't been driving with gas mileage in mind. I love everything about it. I look for reasons to go places just to drive it around. My review may be premature but so far its great.

If you can, do it!

Better than expected

Having just sold a great BMW 330Cic, I researched many vehicles looking for high quality, super comfort and quiet. I bought a 2015 Macan S, totally happy in every respect, my first Porsche in 30 years. No problems, no complaints.