McLaren 720S MOT reliability

McLaren 720Ss passed their MOT first time 96% of the time across 574 tests in 2025. 545 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

96%

MOTs analysed

574

Still licensed (GB)

545

Body type

Coupe

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2020 petrol

61 MOTs

These figures come from 61 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 92%. Typical mileage 12,532 (most between 8,990 and 17,192).

2022: 67% → 2023: 87% → 2024: 96% → 2025: 92%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.6%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (1.6%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.6%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (1.6%)
System: component leaking (1.6%)

Where 2020 720Ss fail

Lights & electrics

3.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.6%

Wheels & tyres

1.6%

Suspension & axles

1.6%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.