TVRChimaera MOT results

In 2025, 86.5% of TVR Chimaera MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 65.6% for cars of the same age. 2.3% had at least one dangerous defect (6.9% for cars the same age). The typical TVR Chimaera tested was 27 years old with 56,700 miles. Based on 2,341 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many TVR Chimaera cars are on the road

First-time pass: 86.5%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 65.6%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 2.1%passed after repair
Failed: 11.4%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 2.3%same age 6.9%
Typical mileage: 56,700at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

TVR ChimaeraAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2001	42	95.2%	60.9%
2000	168	91.1%	62.2%
1999	415	86.3%	64.2%
1998	552	88.9%	65.1%
1997	374	88.5%	66.4%
1996	290	84.5%	66.9%
1995	234	83.3%	67.6%
1994	148	80.4%	68.6%
1993	92	76.1%	68.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

TVR ChimaeraAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
20-29 years	2,010	87.4%	59.6%	55,900
30-39 years	331	81.0%	71.3%	62,500

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the TVR Chimaera is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
GU Guildford	South East	107	4.6%	3.4×	83.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	83	3.5%	1.9×	78.3%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	77	3.3%	3.4×	94.8%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	68	2.9%	4.3×	95.6%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	67	2.9%	1.9×	88.1%
TN Tonbridge	South East	63	2.7%	2.0×	87.3%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	60	2.6%	2.3×	90.0%
RH Redhill	South East	58	2.5%	2.4×	87.9%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	57	2.4%	1.4×	84.2%
GL Gloucester	South West	55	2.3%	1.9×	94.5%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	51	2.2%	0.7×	92.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	51	2.2%	2.0×	94.1%
TA Taunton	South West	51	2.2%	3.3×	94.1%
PR Preston	North West	48	2.1%	2.2×	83.3%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	46	2.0%	1.6×	89.1%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	43	1.8%	1.1×	83.7%
BH Bournemouth	South West	41	1.8%	1.7×	90.2%
SO Southampton	South East	41	1.8%	1.4×	85.4%
ME Rochester	South East	40	1.7%	1.6×	87.5%
IP Ipswich	East of England	36	1.5%	1.3×	91.7%
RG Reading	South East	36	1.5%	1.0×	86.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	34	1.5%	0.6×	100.0%
BS Bristol	South West	32	1.4%	0.8×	90.6%
SG Stevenage	East of England	31	1.3%	1.8×	87.1%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	30	1.3%	1.2×	83.3%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	30	1.3%	0.9×	80.0%
OX Oxford	South East	30	1.3%	1.2×	70.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	28	1.2%	1.4×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	28	1.2%	1.5×	–
EX Exeter	South West	27	1.2%	1.0×	–
PO Portsmouth	South East	27	1.2%	0.8×	–
DE Derby	East Midlands	26	1.1%	0.8×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	26	1.1%	1.3×	–
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	25	1.1%	0.8×	–
NR Norwich	East of England	25	1.1%	0.8×	–
CF Cardiff	Wales	24	1.0%	0.6×	–
BN Brighton	South East	23	1.0%	0.8×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	22	0.9%	1.1×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	22	0.9%	0.9×	–
BA Bath	South West	21	0.9%	1.1×	–
SN Swindon	South West	21	0.9%	1.0×	–
CH Chester	North West	20	0.9%	0.8×	–
CW Crewe	North West	20	0.9%	1.4×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	20	0.9%	2.1×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	19	0.8%	1.1×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	19	0.8%	0.7×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	19	0.8%	1.4×	–
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	19	0.8%	0.4×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	19	0.8%	0.6×	–
WA Warrington	North West	19	0.8%	0.8×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	18	0.8%	1.8×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	17	0.7%	1.2×	–
DA Dartford	South East	15	0.6%	0.9×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	15	0.6%	0.7×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	13	0.6%	0.8×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	13	0.6%	1.5×	–
DL Darlington	North East	12	0.5%	0.9×	–
NP Newport	Wales	12	0.5%	0.6×	–
SK Stockport	North West	12	0.5%	0.5×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	11	0.5%	0.6×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	11	0.5%	0.5×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	11	0.5%	0.7×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	11	0.5%	0.5×	–
SL Slough	South East	11	0.5%	0.7×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	11	0.5%	0.5×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	10	0.4%	0.7×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	10	0.4%	0.8×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	9	0.4%	0.9×	–
TS Teesside	North East	9	0.4%	0.4×	–
WN Wigan	North West	9	0.4%	0.8×	–
BL Bolton	North West	8	0.3%	0.4×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	8	0.3%	0.9×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	8	0.3%	0.7×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	7	0.3%	0.7×	–
CR Croydon	London	7	0.3%	0.4×	–
EN Enfield	London	7	0.3%	0.5×	–
G Glasgow	Scotland	7	0.3%	0.2×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	7	0.3%	0.7×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	7	0.3%	0.6×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	7	0.3%	0.6×	–
TR Truro	South West	7	0.3%	0.5×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	7	0.3%	0.4×	–
DH Durham	North East	6	0.3%	0.5×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	6	0.3%	0.7×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	6	0.3%	0.5×	–
L Liverpool	North West	6	0.3%	0.2×	–
LU Luton	East of England	6	0.3%	0.4×	–
RM Romford	London	6	0.3%	0.3×	–
BR Bromley	London	5	0.2%	0.6×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	5	0.2%	0.5×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	5	0.2%	0.8×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	5	0.2%	0.3×	–
M Manchester	North West	5	0.2%	0.1×	–
OL Oldham	North West	5	0.2%	0.3×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	5	0.2%	0.6×	–
TW Twickenham	London	5	0.2%	0.3×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	5	0.2%	0.3×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
E London E	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HA Harrow	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
IG Ilford	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
N London N	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
NW London NW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PH Perth	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SE London SE	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SW London SW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
UB Southall	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
WD Watford	East of England	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	97	4.1%	0.5×	83.5%
North East	75	3.2%	0.8×	86.7%
North West	218	9.3%	0.8×	87.2%
Yorkshire and the Humber	179	7.6%	0.8×	91.1%
Wales	69	2.9%	0.6×	79.7%
West Midlands	300	12.8%	1.3×	91.0%
East Midlands	151	6.5%	0.9×	82.1%
East of England	303	12.9%	1.3×	85.5%
London	74	3.2%	0.3×	89.2%
South East	577	24.6%	1.6×	85.1%
South West	298	12.7%	1.2×	86.6%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

TVR ChimaeraCars the same age

Lights and electrics6.8%15.9%
Emissions and leaks3.4%6.9%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.9%6.4%
Brakes2.8%11.0%
Suspension2.0%11.7%
Steering1.5%3.7%
Body and structure0.9%9.2%
Tyres0.5%3.4%
Seat belts and airbags0.4%3.0%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed TVR Chimaera tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	1.7%	2.1%	0.8×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Emissions and leaks	1.2%	2.2%	0.5×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	1.1%	1.3%	0.8×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Emissions and leaks	1.0%	0.4%	2.5×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Emissions and leaks	1.0%	1.7%	0.6×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	1.0%	3.2%	0.3×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Emissions and leaks	0.9%	0.9%	1.0×	0.0%
Stop lamp: all not working Lights and electrics Dangerous	0.9%	0.5%	1.8×	100.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.9%	1.7%	0.5×	0.0%
Washers: not working Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.9%	1.4%	0.6×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	12.9%
Transmission oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	3.2%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	2.9%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	2.4%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	2.3%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	2.0%
Coil spring: corroded	1.5%
Chassis condition: is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced	1.3%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	1.0%
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)	1.0%

MOT results for every model