Tvr S2 MOT reliability

Tvr S2s passed their MOT first time 80% of the time across 83 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 83 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

80%

MOTs analysed

83

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

1990 petrol

28 MOTs

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 82,611 (most between 52,829 and 99,248).

2005: 31% → 2006: 70% → 2007: 79% → 2008: 67% → 2009: 67% → 2010: 66% → 2011: 65% → 2012: 70% → 2013: 81% → 2014: 60% → 2015: 77% → 2016: 76% → 2017: 80% → 2018: 86% → 2019: 74% → 2020: 70% → 2021: 69% → 2022: 71% → 2023: 68% → 2024: 74% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Non catalyst emissions: emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (10.7%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1%)
Position lamp: not working (7.1%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (7.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.1%)

Where 1990 S2s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

14.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

14.3%

Lights & electrics

10.7%

Visibility & wipers

10.7%

Suspension & axles

3.6%

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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.