Porsche Macan lug nut torque

The Porsche Macan takes 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) on its wheel bolts; the 2015–2026 manuals all say the same. The manuals are Porsche’s international editions. Tighten them in a star pattern with a torque wrench.

Sources checked

Wheel bolt torque

118lb-ft160N·m

040801201600100200ft-lbN·m
As printed
“Tighten wheel bolts to a tightening torque of 160 Nm (118 ftlb).”
Source
2026 Macan Owner's Manual (built from Jun 2025), international edition (Porsche): Tyres and Wheels

Porsche Macan lug nut torque by model year

Model yearVersionTorqueManual page
2026Built from Jun 2025118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2025Built Jun 2024–Jun 2025118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2024Built Nov 2023–Jun 2024118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2024Built Jun 2023–Nov 2023118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2023Built Jun 2022–Jun 2023118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2022Built Mar 2022–Jun 2022118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2022Built Jun 2021–Mar 2022118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2021Built Aug 2020–Jun 2021118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2020Built Nov 2019–Aug 2020118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2020Built Jun 2019–Nov 2019118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2019Built Oct 2018–Jun 2019118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2018Built Dec 2017–Oct 2018118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2018Built May 2017–Dec 2017118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2017Built Nov 2016–May 2017118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2017Built May 2016–Nov 2016118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2017Built Jan 2016–May 2016118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Tyres and Wheels
2016Built Nov 2015–Jan 2016118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Wheel Bolts
2016Built May 2015–Nov 2015118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Wheel Bolts
2015Built Sep 2014–May 2015118 lb-ft (160 N·m)Wheel Bolts

These are the international editions of Porsche’s owner’s manuals; a car sold in another country comes with that country’s edition, so check yours. Read on Porsche’s own site on October 24, 2026. Years not listed haven’t been checked yet, or their manual prints no value; check your own manual.

How to tighten them

  1. Clean any dirt or rust off the bolts and the wheel’s mounting face. Don’t oil them unless the manual says to.
  2. Thread every bolt in by hand until it seats against the wheel.
  3. Lower the vehicle so the tire takes its weight, and set a torque wrench to 118 lb-ft (160 N·m).
  4. Tighten the bolts in a star pattern, going around two or three times, until the wrench clicks on every bolt.
  5. Check the torque again after a short drive if your manual says to.

What the Porsche manual adds

  • Immediately after changing a wheel, use a torque wrench to check the prescribed tightening torque of the wheel bolts (160 Nm/118 ftlb).

More detail, including how many passes to make: how to torque lug nuts. Setting and using the wrench: how to use a click torque wrench. Wheels held on by bolts, and how they’re fitted: lug nuts vs wheel bolts.

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Questions

What is the lug nut torque on a Porsche Macan?

118 lb-ft (160 N·m), as printed in Porsche’s owner’s manuals (2015–2026).

Can I use an impact wrench?

Not to finish. An impact wrench can’t set a torque and easily overshoots it, which stretches studs. Run the nuts down by hand or lightly, then finish with a torque wrench in a star pattern.

Should I oil the wheel bolts?

Not unless the manual says so. Torque values assume clean, dry threads; oil lets the same torque stretch the bolt further. Some manuals, Kia’s and Mazda’s among them, say to keep oil and grease off wheel nuts and bolts altogether.