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McLaren MP4-12c SpiderYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 8 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the McLaren MP4-12c Spider.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints8Top: Exterior lightingSafety recalls32012–2015 model years

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

Best & worst years

McLaren MP4-12c Spider 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 MP4-12c Spider median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2015Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2014Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2013Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls2012Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common McLaren MP4-12c Spider problems

All model years combined: 8 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
Exterior lighting60
Air bags21
3 recalls

McLaren MP4-12c Spider 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 · 2012–2013 · Feb 28, 2019 · 2,792 vehicles87%Passenger side: inflator module17V-005 · 2012 · Jan 9, 2017 · 654 vehicles86%Windshield wiper/washer: motor13V-541 · 2012–2014 · Oct 30, 2013 · 376 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the MP4-12c Spider

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2013–2014 · still open
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