Pass rate
98.0%
Above average — 10.1 pts ahead of the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 506 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £45–£133
2018 McLaren 720S V8 MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 12,364 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
49.5% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2018 98.0% pass · this year
- Avoid 2020 94.3% pass
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 3.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 98.0%
- Typical mileage
- 12k mi
The 2018 McLaren 720S V8 MOT pass rate is 98.0% of its MOT tests — 10.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 49.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how McLaren 720S V8 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.5× the national share
Tyres make up 49.5% of everything recorded on the 2018 McLaren 720s V8, against 19.8% nationally — 29.7 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 87.9% and this one manages 98.0% — 10.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2018 McLaren 720S V8 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 10.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 98.0%. The median 2018 McLaren 720S V8 in this dataset had covered 12,364 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 98.6% of the time, April–September 97.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plates missing", noted on 0.99% of tests.
- 506 recorded tests behind this page.
- 98.0% overall pass rate, 98.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the McLaren 720S V8, the average is 97.2% — best year 2018 (98.0%), worst 2020 (94.3%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 506
- Typical mileage (median)
- 12,364 mi
- Make and model
- McLaren 720S V8
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Replacement Service Parts
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 720S V8 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 87% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 720S V8
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 169 | 97.6% |
| West Midlands | 62 | 96.8% |
| East of England | 59 | 98.3% |
| North West | 54 | 98.1% |
| East Midlands | 43 | 97.7% |
| Yorkshire | 39 | 100.0% |
| South West | 33 | 97.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2018 720S V8
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2018 720S V8
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the number plates 1.0% of tests
“registration plates missing”
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.
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Check the windscreen 1.0% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the lights 0.4% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
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.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2018 720S V8 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £45–£133 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £45–£133
- Cheapest common item: coil spring fractured or broken
- £25–£65
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 506 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the 720S V8, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2017 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 94.3% to 98.0% — a spread of 3.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2017 97.3% registration plates does not…
- 2018 98.0%registration plates missing
- 2019 97.4% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2020 94.3% headlamp aim too low
- 2021 97.7% headlamp aim too high
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2018 McLaren 720S V8 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2018 cars with a similar record
- Lexus Rx 95.9%
- Levc Tx Vista Comfort 95.5%
- Porsche 911 95.2%
- Porsche Boxster 95.0%
- Porsche Cayman 94.7%
- Porsche Macan 94.1%
Closest pass rates among 2018 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2018 McLaren 720S V8 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 91 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 45 | 49.50% | 19.76% | +29.74 |
| Suspension | 14 | 15.40% | 20.98% | −5.58 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 9 | 9.90% | 1.76% | +8.14 |
| Visibility | 8 | 8.80% | 4.97% | +3.83 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5 | 5.50% | 12.21% | −6.71 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5 | 5.50% | 5.52% | −0.02 |
| Road Wheels | 2 | 2.20% | 0.75% | +1.45 |
| Brakes | 1 | 1.10% | 20.89% | −19.79 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 1.10% | 4.18% | −3.08 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 1.10% | 0.82% | +0.28 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plates missing Identification of the vehicle | Rectified | 0.99% | £20–80 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.99% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.40% | £30–80 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 0.40% | £30–75 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.40% | £45–95 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.20% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.20% | £60–250 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 0.20% | £25–65 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.20% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.20% | £30–80 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 4.2% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.0% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 1.2% | £30–75 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 0.59% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 0.59% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 0.59% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 484 | 98.1% | 12,579 mi |
| 30-60k | 22 | 95.5% | 37,203 mi |
Source: 506 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2018 720S V8 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 McLaren 720S V8?
98.0% of the 506 2018 McLaren 720S V8 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 98.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 McLaren 720S V8?
The three most recorded items are registration plates missing (0.99%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (0.99%), headlamp aim too high (0.40%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 McLaren 720S V8 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 98.1% of the time, falling to 95.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 McLaren 720S V8 in this dataset had covered 12,364 mi.
Does the season affect the 2018 McLaren 720S V8 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 98.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 97.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.