McLaren MP4-12C

McLaren Sedan 2012-2014

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Make
McLaren
Model
McLaren MP4-12C
Year range
2012-2014
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What is on the record for the McLaren MP4-12C

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Explore McLaren MP4-12C problems by model year

McLaren MP4-12C is a structured vehicle model hub covering 2012–2014 in US.

Recorded fuel categories: Premium Gasoline. Recorded electrification categories: not yet summarized. Recorded drivetrain categories: RWD.

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Structured vehicle data

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  • Fuel types: Premium Gasoline
  • Electrification: Gasoline
  • Drivetrain: RWD
  • Total structured variants: 2

2014 structured configurations

MarketTrim/source labelFuelElectrificationDriveTransmission
USPremium GasolineGasolineRWDAutomatic 7-speed
USCoupePremium GasolineGasolineRWDAutomatic 7-speed

Official evidence for this model

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US safety recalls

3 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

  • 19V141000 — model years 2012

    McLaren Automotive Incorporated (McLaren) is recalling certain 2012-2013 MP4-12C, 2014-2016 650s, 2015-2016 675 LT, 2014-2015 P1 and 2015-2017 570 vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment…

  • 17V005000 — model years 2012

    McLaren Automotive Incorporated (McLaren) is recalling certain 2012 MP4-12C vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands.…

  • 13V541000 — model years 2012, 2014

    McLaren Automotive, Inc. (McLaren) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 MP4 12-C Spider and Coupe vehicles manufactured October 10, 2011, through October 23, 2013 and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Due to a combination of high…

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

95 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

  • 11035612 — model years 2012, 2014

    Updated Voltage for Sensor Position

  • 11034517 — model years 2012, 2014

    McLaren DMTL Test Diagnosis

  • 11032355 — model years 2012, 2014

    Apple CarPlay Quick Start Guide and Troubleshooting

Official NHTSA source

US defect investigations

1 distinct official identifiers · US

An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.

  • EA21002 — model years 2012, 2014

    From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to…

Official NHTSA source

Canadian recalls

1 distinct official identifiers · CA

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  • 2019213 — model years 2012

    Issue: On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, may eventually degrade the propellant contained in the passenger-front airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. If the airbag inflator ruptures, fragments…

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

9 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 6 reports
  • VISIBILITY/WIPER: 2 reports
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT: 1 reports

A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.

Official NHTSA source

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Used-car checks

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Recall/safety notes

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