McLaren 675 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

McLaren 675 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The McLaren 675 passed on its first attempt in 97.2%, and its overall record sits +16.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the McLaren 675 in the 2023–2025 data: 184 tests across 1 model years (2016–2016). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common McLaren 675 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the McLaren 675, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the McLaren 675's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded McLaren 675 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the McLaren 675, each with how many of the model's 184 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Major) — noted on about 1 McLaren 675 tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too far to the left" (Major) — noted on about 1 McLaren 675 tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 McLaren 675 tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp insecure" (Major) — noted on about 1 McLaren 675 tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 McLaren 675 tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake imbalance across an axle" (Major) — noted on about 1 McLaren 675 tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst McLaren 675 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest McLaren 675 model year on record is 2016 (97.3% across 184 tests), and the weakest is 2016 (97.3%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for McLaren 675 Owners

These checks follow this McLaren 675's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a McLaren 675.

• the lights — “headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the number plates — “registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”

  Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.

• the shock absorbers — “shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”

  Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the McLaren 675. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: McLaren 675 MOT & Reliability