McLaren MP412C MOT reliability

McLaren MP412Cs passed their MOT first time 96% of the time across 239 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

96%

MOTs analysed

239

Still licensed (GB)

–

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

2012 petrol

91 MOTs

These figures come from 91 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 96%. Typical mileage 21,583 (most between 14,583 and 28,750).

2014: 100% → 2015: 97% → 2016: 97% → 2017: 94% → 2018: 94% → 2019: 90% → 2020: 85% → 2021: 89% → 2022: 99% → 2023: 95% → 2024: 98% → 2025: 96%

Combined model spellings: MP412C, MP4412C, MP4C12, UNCLASSIFIED. Mileage percentiles and individual failure rankings are unavailable for this combined group.

Most common failures

Washers: not working (2.2%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (1.1%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (1.1%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.1%)

Where 2012 MP412Cs fail

Visibility & wipers

3.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.1%

Suspension & axles

1.1%

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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.