https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Mclaren MP4-12C Spider. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:48:53 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#complaint-1562864 Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT I SENT MY 2013 MC LAREN IN FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED IT WAS IN DEFAULT WITH A MESSAGE THAT SAID "AIR BAG" AND "TRANSMISSION" WAS IN DEFAULT. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG THAT WAS IN DEFAULT. THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES WHEN I SENT IT TO THEM. https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#recall-19V141000-mclaren-mclaren-mp4-12c-spider-2013 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT 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 (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air ba https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#recall-19V141000-mclaren-mclaren-mp4-12c-spider-2012 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT 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 (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air ba https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#complaint-1470451 Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT THE HEADLIGHT LENSES ON BOTH SIDES ARE GROWING A MOLD AND FOGGING. THE FOGGING IS GRADUALLY WORSENING, AND, AT SOME POINT, WILL COMPROMISE THE LIGHT EMITTED AND RESULT IN GLARE. IT IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE IN THESE CARS, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT MCLAREN REFUSES TO REPLACE THE LENSES FOR ANYONE WHO HAS TRIED TO GET THIS DONE BY THEIR DEALERS, MYSELF INCLUDED. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS I https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#complaint-1470452 Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT ORIGINAL HEADLIGHTS DEVELOPED OPAQUE SPOTTING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE CLEAR HOUSING, WHICH IF LEFT UNCHECKED WOULD HAVE COMPROMISED THE LIGHT OUTPUT AND NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE EVENTUALLY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS HAD A DEFECT IN THE OUTER LAMINATION WHICH WAS PEALING AS SOON AS IT WAS INSTALLED. BOTH INTERIOR SPOTTING/ MOLD FORMATION AND EXTERIO https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#complaint-1470369 Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT HAZE,CONDENSATION AND VISIBLE IMPERFECTIONS INSIDE BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES. MORE PRONOUNCED ON DRIVERS SIDE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AMONG MCLAREN OWNERS, PLEASE SEE PICTURES OTHER OWNERS HAVE SUBMITTED. https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#complaint-1462035 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT THE FRONT HEADLAMPS HAVE DEVELOPED CONDENSATION AND MOLD INSIDE THE CLEAR HOUSING. A CLOUDY SUBSTANCE HAS FORMED INSIDE THE HEADLAMPS AND CAN NOT BE REMOVED. THE CONDENSATION HAS SPREAD AND BECOME WORSE OVER TIME PROBABLY DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLAMPS AND NOT BEING PROPERLY SEALED. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN WHICH MCLAREN IS WELL AWARE OF AND HAS BEEN REPORTED BY ALMOST ALL OF THE MP4-12C https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#complaint-1457031 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT THE INTERIOR OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES IS BEING OVERTAKEN WITH MOLD AND THE EXTERIOR IS PEELING/DEGRADING. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AFFECTING THIS MODEL THAT USED TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT HAS NOT BEEN COVERED IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO. THE MOLD AND EXTERIOR PEELING ARE GETTING THE THE POINT OF ENCROACHING UPON THE LIGHT BEAM ITSELF AND IF THE RATE OF MOLD GRO https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#complaint-1457087 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT HEADLIGHTS ARE DEVELOPING FOGGING ON THE INNER SURFACE. I AM WORRIED THIS WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT AND IS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF MCLAREN MP4-12CS AS WELL AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THE HEADLIGHTS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#complaint-1454347 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL - VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SERIOUS CRASH IN FEB 2018. THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND, DRIVER LOST CONTROL IN WHICH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK SEVERAL TIMES WITH BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER DAMAGE ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE FRONT END NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS. VEHICLE WAS SERVICE IN SEPT 2017, FOR ISSUES RELATED TO COMPUTER AND POSSIBLE SENSOR ISSUES https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#recall-17V005000-mclaren-mclaren-mp4-12c-spider-2012 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT 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. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators a https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#recall-13V541000-mclaren-mclaren-mp4-12c-spider-2014 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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 ambient temperatures and humidity, the wiper motor brushes may jam causing the wiper mot https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#recall-13V541000-mclaren-mclaren-mp4-12c-spider-2013 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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 ambient temperatures and humidity, the wiper motor brushes may jam causing the wiper mot https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c-spider#recall-13V541000-mclaren-mclaren-mp4-12c-spider-2012 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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 ambient temperatures and humidity, the wiper motor brushes may jam causing the wiper mot