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yeah it happens. most regular car dealers put up cars for sale as certified but haven't actually done the process yet. they wait until they get a deposit. sometimes they have to give the deposit back and re-list as uncertified when they find out the cost. but I'd expect better from porsche.
A shame... but better than the dealer pulling the rug over your head and not doing the service. There will be other cars.
Re 992.2: just know that self-service is a question mark with these, due to new regulations regarding encryption/lock on the car's various computers. Long thread about this over in 992 forum. Lots of "get off my lawn" types that don't like change, but also some legit gripes. IE... you can change the oil yourself, but you'll need to find a computer connected to our overlords in Zuffenhausen to reset the maintenance minder. Possible to do yourself via right-to-repair facilities from Porsche, but very painful and zero support for it. 992.1 much easier with various software tools.
992.2 also many more dollars... but agree that significantly less stress if you have an issue... take to dealer and let them at it!
992.2 demand order placed at another dealer and submitted to Porsche today. Hopefully V200 soon. It's less of a pure sports car than the 991.2, but I have that niche filled with my track-prepped 718. This is the first time in my life (I'm 64) that I tried to purchase a used car, and it was a s**tshow. Local dealer treated me dismissively as the CPO saga that prompted this thread evolved. No faith in the CPO process either - there's a disconnect between Porsche's standards and how the dealers apply them.
New dealer so far living up to their good reputation. I vote with my feet and my dollars.
It apparently was partly aftermarket and cats were home-modded by prior owner. Dealer could never give me clear details. No CEL but codes on PIWIS apparently.
It apparently was partly aftermarket and cats were home-modded by prior owner. Dealer could never give me clear details. No CEL but codes on PIWIS apparently.
Oh that makes sense. I don't think they'll CPO a car with significant aftermarket mods unless it's... perhaps brought back to stock.
CPO - 5k miles after purchase needs brakes & tires?
Greetings from Florida - I purchased a 2022 Macan S in Oct. 2024, with 15,000 miles as a CPO at a Porsche dealership. At the time I went ahead and paid for the first servicing at this dealership. Today, Oct. 2025, I took it back for servicing with 20,000 miles, so a little over 5k miles since I bought it as a CPO, and was told I needed brakes and tires. Aren’t brakes and tires checked as part of the 111 point inspection before it is certified? And if they were more than 50% worn out shouldn’t they have been replaced before it was sold? How should I handle this since either the vehicle wasn’t inspected or sitting in my garage has worn out the brakes and tires? Your recommendations are greatly appreciated.
cars have hard parts that must be in working order to pass inspection. it's different for consumables like tires and brakes. they have wear limits that must be respected. if the tires have enough tread to pass then that's what you get. they aren't going to give you a free set unless it's required. something to discuss at presale. 8 months after I bought mine CPO it needed a new battery. my dime and it was the original battery I replaced 7 years old.
Greetings from Florida - I purchased a 2022 Macan S in Oct. 2024, with 15,000 miles as a CPO at a Porsche dealership. At the time I went ahead and paid for the first servicing at this dealership. Today, Oct. 2025, I took it back for servicing with 20,000 miles, so a little over 5k miles since I bought it as a CPO, and was told I needed brakes and tires. Aren’t brakes and tires checked as part of the 111 point inspection before it is certified? And if they were more than 50% worn out shouldn’t they have been replaced before it was sold? How should I handle this since either the vehicle wasn’t inspected or sitting in my garage has worn out the brakes and tires? Your recommendations are greatly appreciated.
Unfortunately the wear & tear items like brakes, tires and lights to name few are not covered under CPO warranty and is an easy way for them to make money.
In your case, the brakes and tires were probably already done but they approved it anyway and here you are needing them both within 5000 miles
So they have charged you $3000 for the certification process and possibly another $5000 in tires and brakes --- a win win situation for the dealership
Imagine if this Macan had gone out of State, what recourse would the owner have had?
If I was you, find an independent shop and have them replace the brakes and have a discounted tire place do the tires and then bring in the Macan to the dealership for an alignment
Screw the dealer and screw the Certification process.
Greetings from Florida - I purchased a 2022 Macan S in Oct. 2024, with 15,000 miles as a CPO at a Porsche dealership. At the time I went ahead and paid for the first servicing at this dealership. Today, Oct. 2025, I took it back for servicing with 20,000 miles, so a little over 5k miles since I bought it as a CPO, and was told I needed brakes and tires. Aren’t brakes and tires checked as part of the 111 point inspection before it is certified? And if they were more than 50% worn out shouldn’t they have been replaced before it was sold? How should I handle this since either the vehicle wasn’t inspected or sitting in my garage has worn out the brakes and tires? Your recommendations are greatly appreciated.
You should have received the paperwork that showed everything that was inspected, including what the tread depth of the tires was when you purchased a car and the percentage of each brake pad remaining. As mentioned in this string, a lot of dealers are not honest when it comes to doing CPO work, especially things you won't notice. Also dealers love to claim your brakes need replacing when they don't. You should have an idiot light that comes on the dash once your brakes are below X thickness, and usually you have 2,000 or 3,000 miles of brake pad remaining before you start digging into the rotors. Also, your tires have wear bars that show when the tread is below minimum recommended depth.
Greetings from Florida - I purchased a 2022 Macan S in Oct. 2024, with 15,000 miles as a CPO at a Porsche dealership. At the time I went ahead and paid for the first servicing at this dealership. Today, Oct. 2025, I took it back for servicing with 20,000 miles, so a little over 5k miles since I bought it as a CPO, and was told I needed brakes and tires. Aren’t brakes and tires checked as part of the 111 point inspection before it is certified? And if they were more than 50% worn out shouldn’t they have been replaced before it was sold? How should I handle this since either the vehicle wasn’t inspected or sitting in my garage has worn out the brakes and tires? Your recommendations are greatly appreciated.
Every CPO car I buy I ask for the checklist. You will be surprised at the wear levels that are acceptable for CPO. It’s likely your car passed at the minimum acceptable level.
You shouldve received the CPO report upon request (it's okay but nothing amazing other than a statement that something was looked at) but the tires and brakes have actual quantitative data instead of pass/fail like almost everything else on the report.
example from mine
You can also ask your sales guy to give you the report on what (if anything) was done to bring the car up to CPO, at least mine gave it to me upon request and it was greatly appreciated.
CPO - 5k miles after purchase needs brakes & tires?
