Cadillac Escalade EXT vs Porsche Macan

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Cadillac Escalade EXT Porsche Macan
Complaints on file 126 308
Model years covered 2002–2013 2015–2025
Worst model year 2007 2017
Best model year 2004 2016
Crashes reported 7 30
Fires reported 8 8
Injuries reported 8 9
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 18.3% 15.3%

Cadillac Escalade EXT by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 26 20.6%
Brakes 23 18.3%
Electrical System 21 16.7%
Body & Structure 7 5.6%
Engine & Cooling 6 4.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 4.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 5 4.0%
Stability & Traction Control 5 4.0%

Porsche Macan by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 54 17.5%
Brakes 28 9.1%
Lights 28 9.1%
Steering 20 6.5%
Other & Unspecified 18 5.8%