5.2%
Tyre worn close to the legal limit or worn on the edge
A tyre is worn, cut, damaged or otherwise not fit for the road. Tyres are the only thing connecting the car to the road, so this is always worth taking seriously.
McLarenUsed-car reliability
How reliable is a used McLaren?
At 7 years old, the average McLaren fails its MOT less often than the average UK car.
MOT fail rate · 7-year-old cars
McLaren4.9%
UK average16.6%
Fails less often than the average 7-year-old car (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%)
What actually goes wrong
What breaks on McLaren cars
The most common MOT faults across the McLaren range, in plain English. Models with more MOT tests count for more. The percentage is the share of MOT tests on McLaren cars that recorded that defect.
3.1%
Tyre slightly damaged, cracking or perishing
A tyre is worn, cut, damaged or otherwise not fit for the road. Tyres are the only thing connecting the car to the road, so this is always worth taking seriously.
3.1%
Shock absorber / damper
A shock absorber (damper) is worn, leaking, or insecure. Worn dampers cause bouncy handling and longer stopping distances because the tyres lose contact with the road.
MOT wording: Shock absorber has a light misting of oil
1.6%
Registration plate
The number plate is damaged, missing, incorrectly displayed, or hard to read.
MOT wording: Number plate loose, but not likely to fall off
Across all McLaren models; models with more MOT tests count for more.
The whole range
Every McLaren that ranks, in plain English
For each model, one number: the share of its MOT tests at 7 years old that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. Lower is better. Every model here fails less often than the UK average (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%).
1 models
Fail rates are the share of MOT tests on 7-year-old cars ending in a fail, retests included (DVSA MOT results, 2025). UK average across all makes at the same age: 16.6%. How we count fail rates
Looking at one in particular?
Averages tell you the odds across the range. Enter a number plate to see that car’s own MOT history, its risk rating, and what’s likely to need attention.