Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 650S | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 650S | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Exterior lighting1
- Air bags1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
In New Zealand
32 650S cars are on the New Zealand register; 19% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 2015 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the United Kingdom
42 650S cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 25 | 13 |
| 2015 | 9 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
New registrations in Europe
528 new Mclaren 650S cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2014 and 2019, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2019 the largest markets were United Kingdom (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 276 (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 6 | 271 (NEDC) |
| 2017 | 17 | 273 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 89 | — |
| 2015 | 228 | — |
| 2014 | 187 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Recalls
1 campaigns cover the 650S.
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 bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
NHTSA recalls