https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Mclaren MP4-12C. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:32:42 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c#complaint-2120813 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2012 McLaren MP4-12C. The contact stated that while driving during rainy weather, the front windshield wipers intermittently failed to operate as needed. An unknown windshield wiper error message was displayed on the instrument panel. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V541000 https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c#complaint-1877095 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 McLaren MP4-12C. The contact stated that mold was developing in the lens covering the headlights, causing the headlights to be foggy. The contact stated that the failure was affecting his vision of the roadway while driving and was causing a glare for oncoming drivers. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the headlight housings needed to be repla https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c#complaint-1790825 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT This is the cars main navigation, radio, and other configuration critical to the cars operability and safety. McLaren calls this the IRIS system, and they issued an upgrade after the first one had many documented problems throughout the world, with the IRIS II system. They replaced them while the cars were under warranty, but once the warranty expires on your car, you have to pay upwards of $10, https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c#complaint-1790827 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT The main headlights on the McLaren MP4-12C are susceptible to condensation, and mold that cannot be cleared as it is internal. This is caused by a faulty seal, or glue, holding the top clear glass, to the plastic molding which allows condensation to happen, causing the mold. Almost all McLaren MP4-12C's have the moldy headlights, reducing visibility and creating a hazard for the driver, as well a https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c#complaint-1445777 Tue, 06 Feb 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 https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c https://plaincars.com/make/mclaren-mp4-12c#recall-18V007000-mclaren-mclaren-mp4-12c-2013 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT McLaren Automotive Incorporated (McLaren) is recalling certain 2013 MP4-12C vehicles ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, 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 assembled as part of th