Tvr Chimaera MOT reliability

Tvr Chimaeras passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 2,417 tests in 2025. 2,092 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

2,417

Still licensed (GB)

2,092

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

2001 petrol

44 MOTs

These figures come from 44 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 96%. Typical mileage 48,865 (most between 36,602 and 60,153).

2005: 100% → 2006: 79% → 2007: 83% → 2008: 82% → 2009: 73% → 2010: 79% → 2011: 81% → 2012: 86% → 2013: 83% → 2014: 78% → 2015: 86% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 82% → 2018: 89% → 2019: 85% → 2020: 85% → 2021: 77% → 2022: 90% → 2023: 92% → 2024: 94% → 2025: 96%

Most common failures

Bonnet: primary retaining device ineffective (2.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (2.3%)
Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour (2.3%)
Mirrors: missing (2.3%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.3%)

Where 2001 Chimaeras fail

Visibility & wipers

4.5%

Lights & electrics

2.3%

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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.