T V R Cerbera MOT reliability

T V R Cerberas passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 417 tests in 2025. 323 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

88%

MOTs analysed

417

Still licensed (GB)

323

Body type

Coupe

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2002 petrol

24 MOTs

These figures come from 24 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 92%. Typical mileage 39,689 (most between 30,552 and 54,436).

2005: 73% → 2006: 80% → 2007: 78% → 2008: 78% → 2009: 80% → 2010: 82% → 2011: 77% → 2012: 82% → 2013: 62% → 2014: 72% → 2015: 68% → 2016: 80% → 2017: 77% → 2018: 74% → 2019: 82% → 2020: 83% → 2021: 85% → 2022: 73% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 92%

Most common failures

Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (4.2%)
Washers: not working (4.2%)
Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine (4.2%)
Stop lamp: not working (4.2%)

Where 2002 Cerberas fail

Lights & electrics

4.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.2%

Visibility & wipers

4.2%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.