Factory build sheet
2012 McLaren MP4-12C Base
Build SBM11AAA-C · 3.8L 8cyl · Rear-wheel drive · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read SBM11AAA and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every MP4-12C whose VIN starts SBM11AAA and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 224 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 224 known VINs
- 19 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by McLaren with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.8 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- 592 hp 38l v8
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Rear-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Dual-Clutch Transmission (DCT)
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Coupe
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Manufacturer
- MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$106,900 median asking price · 17 listings · as of Sep 6, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 17 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | SBM | MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | 11AAA | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
224 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to SBM11AAA-C shares the specification above.
- 224 Known VINs
- 19 Listed for sale now
- 17 Priced listings
- $106,900 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 2 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the MP4-12C, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 17 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated September 6, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 224 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.