T V R Tasmin MOT reliability

T V R Tasmins passed their MOT first time 82% of the time across 163 tests in 2025. 92 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

82%

MOTs analysed

163

Still licensed (GB)

92

Body type

Convertible

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

1989 petrol

50 MOTs

These figures come from 50 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 82%. Typical mileage 59,379 (most between 36,333 and 84,017).

2005: 75% → 2006: 76% → 2007: 74% → 2008: 63% → 2009: 69% → 2010: 72% → 2011: 70% → 2012: 74% → 2013: 66% → 2014: 69% → 2015: 65% → 2016: 63% → 2017: 79% → 2018: 80% → 2019: 85% → 2020: 85% → 2021: 75% → 2022: 78% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 82%

Most common failures

Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (4.0%)
Exhaust system: system insecure (4.0%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (4.0%)
Headlamp: not working on main beam (4.0%)
Headlamp: insecure (2.0%)

Where 1989 Tasmins fail

Lights & electrics

14.0%

Brakes

8.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

6.0%

Suspension & axles

6.0%

Wheels & tyres

2.0%

Steering

2.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.0%

Visibility & wipers

2.0%

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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.