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McLaren 650sYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the McLaren 650s.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Air bagsSafety recalls12014–2016 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

McLaren 650s years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 650s median. Tap a year for its full report.

'14'15'16
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  • Caution
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2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common McLaren 650s problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags10
Exterior lighting10
1 recall

McLaren 650s recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

89%Passenger side: inflator module19V-141 · 2014–2016 · Feb 28, 2019 · 2,792 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 650s

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2015–2016 · still open
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