McLaren MP4-12C
Registered from 2011 to 2013.
About this model
The McLaren MP4-12C, later rebranded as the McLaren 12C, is a sports car produced by the British carmaker McLaren Automotive. Manufactured between 2011 and 2014, the MP4-12C was available as both a coupe and a retractable hard-top convertible, the latter known as the "Spider".
From the Wikipedia article McLaren 12C, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2012 3.8 petrol. 3 of 77 tests failed, 4%.
Better than 99% of 2012 cars. The typical one fails 21%, across 925 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 67% | 2 |
| Lights and electrics | 67% | 2 |
| Suspension | 33% | 1 |
| Visibility | 33% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 67% of its failures
- Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Suspension — 33% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Lights and electrics — 67% of its failures
- Visibility — 33% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.8 petrol · 595 hp · 1501 kg · 2661 mm wheelbase · 11.7 L/100km (NEDC) |