Factory build sheet

2013 McLaren MP4-12C Base

Build SBM11AAA-D · 3.8L 8cyl · Rear-wheel drive · Coupe

VIN positions 1 through 8 read SBM11AAA and position 10 reads D. 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 D in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 18 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 18 known VINs

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
616 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

The same build, other model years

McLaren used the VIN pattern SBM11AAA for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

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 D Model year — 2013
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

18 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to SBM11AAA-D shares the specification above.

  • 18 Known VINs

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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.

Vehicle counts come from the 18 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.