Tvr Sagaris MOT reliability

Tvr Sagariss passed their MOT first time 95% of the time across 113 tests in 2025. 100 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

95%

MOTs analysed

113

Still licensed (GB)

100

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

2006 petrol

22 MOTs

These figures come from 22 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 91%. Typical mileage 35,395 (most between 27,189 and 44,327).

2008: 100% → 2009: 77% → 2010: 91% → 2011: 85% → 2012: 74% → 2013: 88% → 2014: 85% → 2015: 85% → 2016: 91% → 2017: 86% → 2018: 73% → 2019: 82% → 2020: 96% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 90% → 2023: 90% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (9.1%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (4.5%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (4.5%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (4.5%)
Catalyst emissions: hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (4.5%)

Where 2006 Sagariss fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

9.1%

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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.