There is no doubt that McLaren cars have problems - but it is also equally true of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche etc. The latter manufacturers are just MUCH better at keeping their owners from ranting about it in public. That and the McLaren brand hasn't got the same sort of history that Ferrari does - Ferrari cars of the past were absolutely horrific to run and so everyone is just sort of used to it. Nobody is ****posting across the internet tarnishing the entire brand about Ferrari DCT sensor issues, or PTU issues, or Porsche bore scoring, IMS, RMS etc. They are just part and parcel of the ownership proposition but for McLaren it is the end of the universe seemingly.
The reality is that cars that get used properly just don't have major problems. I've spoken to dozens of owners past and present who use their cars as intended and they all report relatively minor stuff - door hinges and window sensors/switches for sport series cars, accumulators for super series cars, the odd issue here and there outside of that but rarely if ever anything major. Cars that sit around unused as garage queens seem to have all sorts of problems, as do cars that have been remapped or otherwise fiddled with.
People who bother themselves to understand the cars, their capabilities and the reality of owning one end up buying a car that's more capable than the equivalent Ferrari/Lamborghini etc and at half the price (or less!)
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