Does the TVR Cerbera fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The TVR Cerbera records 6.63 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 23.75 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−17.12, 95% interval −18.93 to −15.30). It ranks 706 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a TVR Cerbera by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the TVR Cerbera is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 64 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 64 | 2.31 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 30 | 1.08 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,774 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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