McLaren Senna MOT reliability

McLaren Sennas passed their MOT first time 92% of the time across 50 tests in 2025. 32 are still licensed in Great Britain.

Example photo of a McLaren Senna — Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from 50 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

92%

MOTs analysed

50

Still licensed (GB)

32

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

2018 petrol

17 MOTs

These figures come from only 17 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 1,425 (most between 1,025 and 3,116).

2021: 94% → 2022: 92% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 94% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.9%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (5.9%)
Washers: not working (5.9%)

Where 2018 Sennas fail

Wheels & tyres

5.9%

Suspension & axles

5.9%

Visibility & wipers

5.9%

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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.