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Porsche Boxster spyder vs Porsche Macan: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Porsche Boxster spyder
98%
MOT pass rate · 19 vehicles
Porsche Macan
92%
MOT pass rate · 37,639 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Porsche Boxster spyder (98%) and Porsche Macan (92%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Porsche Boxster spyder Porsche Macan
MOT pass rate 98% ✓ 92%
MOT failure rate 2% ✓ 8%
Faults & advisories per test 0.2 ✓ 0.8
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 4%
Average mileage 14,147 mi 50,555 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 19 37,639

Most common faults

Porsche Boxster spyder

  1. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
  2. Nearside Front Nail in tyre
  3. covers & undertrays obscuring some components
  4. Horn not working (1.6.2a)
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Porsche Macan

  1. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  6. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Porsche Boxster spyder (98%) and Porsche Macan (92%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Porsche Boxster spyder report Full Porsche Macan report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.