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McLaren MP4-12cYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 6 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the McLaren MP4-12c.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints6Top: Exterior lightingSafety recalls12012–2014 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2013Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2012Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common McLaren MP4-12c problems

All model years combined: 6 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 lighting30
Visibility/wiper20
Equipment10
1 recall

McLaren MP4-12c recalls

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

90%Passenger side: inflator module18V-007 · 2013 · Jan 5, 2018 · 371 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the MP4-12c

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2012–2014 · still open
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