That looks like damage to the leather versus random peeling. Have you had the dealer look at it?

 

that looks like damage from a sharp edge - the rivets on denim jeans (this happened years ago from a passenger's jeans) they had a habit of sliding into the seat and the rivets cut into the top layer

 

That looks like damage to the leather versus random peeling. Have you had the dealer look at it?

I haven't had it looked at by the dealer yet, it's an hour away so I'll have to find the time. Could be damage, though I'm extremely careful and very anal about taking care of my things.

that looks like damage from a sharp edge - the rivets on denim jeans (this happened years ago from a passenger's jeans) they had a habit of sliding into the seat and the rivets cut into the top layer

The door card I could believe that happening, but the perforated leather area is near the headrest. Starting to see a pattern so I was wondering if it's really a defect or if the leather's just prone to damage easily and maybe it really is wear and tear

 

I've had my CGTS 2 years, 8 months and 18,600 miles on it and the leather has no signs of wear - so its been in use

 

IMO—take it to motor trimmer and see what an expert says. My Boxster is heading towards 9 years old and 105,000 km, and the seats are still "perfect" albeit a bit shinier.

p.s. As I've been retired for 10+ years , the seats are 99% exposed to track pants and t-shirts!

 

I've had many, many vehicles with leather seats and never a problem.

 

Shortly after getting mine, I noticed that on my passenger seat, near the headrest the leather looked like was slightly indented and misshapen and questioned if I missed this during the vehicle handover. However, the following day I was going for a ride and a mate of mine came along for the ride, who happened to have come the last few times. As he was getting out, I paused to do something and it was then I noticed he was using the headrest as a grab point to get out. Never in a million years would I have thought someone would grab the seat as he did but there you go. Needless to say he doesn't do that anyone.

Point it, as odd of an area your defect is, something has come into contact with it. Leather doesn't pull away like that without some force. The pull marks can be fixed with some light leather adhesive, but cut mark however might need some leather filler.

Good luck

 

Needless to say he doesn't do that anymore.

When is his funeral?

 

This type of leather has a finish applied to it. That’s about the extent of my knowledge though, I’ve no idea what the process is to mix and apply the finish……but with other finishes on other materials, poor surface prep and cleaning can lead to adhesion problems, as can expired chemicals or improper mix ratios, or not allowing enough dwell time for adhesion promoter to dry. It might be a similar thing here. Does anyone know if there’s a tape test for leather finishes? In the aviation biz we use a special tape for testing paint has a very controlled amount of stickiness to the adhesive. It’s applied to the cured paint and then peeled off. If the paint remains stuck to the part, it’s good. If the paint comes off on the tape, the paint job is bad. It would be a nice test for the OP if something like that existed for the Porsche leather finish.

 

Would this depend on the type of interior? Does the standard interior have different seat surface material than the leather package or leather interior?

I recall an old MB that we had that had the seat material do this but that was Mercedes' fake leather/vinyl material.

I've never been clear whether all Porsche seats are the same material and only other parts of the car change. When I see the leather package option on the configurator, it seems to suggest that the seat material (at least parts of the seat) change. With the Cayman, it seems there is more leather in the standard interior than the Macan, but perhaps this varies by region too?

 

AFAIK the standard interior has leather on the seat centres. All Porsche leathers except the very expensive "natural" leathers are a good, mid-to-upper level urethane treated leather.

The thinner urethanes on the best treated leathers do soak into the surface a bit. Cheap leathers have so much heavy urethane that they are quite stiff and, honestly, feel like plastic to me.

To test, put a drop of water on the leather—if it beads up and doesn't penetrate then it is urethane treated (or greasy leather). Special leather nourishing cleaner/food will not penetrate and so are not particularly useful. A product made for auto leather is what you want. Bonus—these products are much cheaper than natural leather treatments.

If the water soaks in (test in an inconspicuous spot) it is natural leather and needs good products and more frequent care. Natural leather picks up oil and stains easily.