Porsche rules out ANCAP testing for its models

Porsche declines local ANCAP submissions

Porsche Cars Australia says it will not be making submissions to ANCAP for any of its models. In comments provided to CarExpert, Porsche Cars Australia director for PR and marketing Alexis Truscott said: “At this stage we don't have any plans for separate ANCAP testing.” She added that while Porsche vehicles, including the Cayenne, have achieved strong results in Euro NCAP testing, Porsche Cars Australia does not currently submit vehicles for separate ANCAP testing. The remarks were made after CarExpert asked whether the new Cayenne Electric would receive a local ANCAP safety rating following its Australian launch last week. ⁵

What is confirmed about the Porsche models involved

The models referred to in the coverage are the Cayenne Electric and Macan Electric, with CarExpert noting that both have been awarded maximum five-star safety ratings by Euro NCAP. CarExpert also said ANCAP has never published a safety rating for any Porsche model, even though the Taycan and the third-generation Cayenne previously received Euro NCAP ratings that have since expired. In the same reporting, Porsche’s local statement was framed as applying broadly to its Australian line-up rather than to a single model. ⁵¹

Porsche’s own newsroom on 16 September 2026 highlighted the Cayenne Electric with a release on added colours and convenience features for the model year, and described the vehicle as the company’s all-electric Cayenne. That context matches the local-market focus of the ANCAP discussion, which centred on whether Porsche would pursue a separate Australian safety rating after the Cayenne Electric’s launch. ³

How ANCAP described the missing local rating pathway

ANCAP’s response, supplied to CarExpert, was that it is keen to publish locally applicable safety ratings for Porsche models sold in Australia and New Zealand. However, ANCAP said it does not currently have the technical information needed to establish equivalence with vehicles tested and rated in Europe. CarExpert also reported that Porsche’s Macan and Cayenne share underpinnings with various Volkswagen Group models, and that ANCAP ratings are sometimes derived from Euro NCAP results through the organisations’ partner model protocol when technical evidence supports equivalence. ⁵

Why the issue matters for Porsche buyers in Australia

The practical result is that Porsche buyers in Australia currently do not have a locally published ANCAP rating for any Porsche model, despite Euro NCAP data being available for some related vehicles overseas. ANCAP’s own website states that it is the independent voice on vehicle safety for Australia and New Zealand and that it has published safety ratings and gradings for thousands of makes, models and variants since 1992. Against that background, Porsche’s decision to stay outside the ANCAP process leaves its Australian line-up without the local rating framework that applies to most mainstream and premium passenger vehicles. ⁵⁴

Comparison context from related coverage

PerthNow’s publication of the CarExpert story and Ground News’ aggregation both repeated the same central claim: Porsche Cars Australia is steering clear of ANCAP safety ratings even though Euro NCAP has rated the same models abroad. Ground News summarised the story as leaving ANCAP without a local safety rating for any Porsche model. Those accounts do not add new specifications, but they reinforce the timing and the core announcement first reported by CarExpert on 22 September 2026. ¹²