TVR Chimaera 1999: MOT failure rate for its age

14.8% of 1,307 MOT tests of the TVR Chimaera first registered in 1999 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 83.7 (95% CI 71.9–95.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 1999 TVR Chimaera fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

TVR Chimaera built in 1999 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	14.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1307
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 71.9–95.4)	83.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1307
Rank among this model's 3 build years	2	of 3	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1307
Tested in 2024	51	tests	median 54,605 miles	2024	51

Built 1999 against TVR Chimaera normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 20: 17.8% vs 19.3%; age 21: 10.8% vs 19.4%; age 22: 15.2% vs 14.7%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 1999 TVR Chimaera by registration · All TVR Chimaera MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 1999 TVR Chimaera fail at each age?

Cars built in 1999 were tested at ages 20 to 22 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

TVR Chimaera built 1999: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
20	473 (rough estimate)	17.8	14.6–21.5	19.3	92
21	381 (rough estimate)	10.8	8–14.3	19.4	55.5
22	453 (rough estimate)	15.2	12.2–18.8	14.7	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,307 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 1999 TVR Chimaera?

The most common failure group on cars built in 1999 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 8.4 items per 100 first tests, against 12.4 across all build years of the TVR Chimaera. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 1999 were tested at ages 20 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, TVR Chimaera built 1999 against the TVR Chimaera in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 1999, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	8.4	12.4	187
Body, chassis, structure	6.4	3.4	144
Visibility	5.1	5.4	114
Brakes	4.9	5.5	109
Noise, emissions and leaks	4.4	5.6	99

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,238 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 1999 compare with the years around it?

Among the 3 published build years of the TVR Chimaera, 1999 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 1998: index 93.5. 2000: index 76.0.

TVR Chimaera build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	93.5	80.4–106.7	no different (rough estimate)	1,142
1999	83.7	71.9–95.4	better (rough estimate)	1,307
2000	76.0	57.9–94.0	better (rough estimate)	522

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,971 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). TVR Chimaera 1999 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/tvr-chimaera/1999/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Other pages for this model

TVR Chimaera 1998 · TVR Chimaera 2000 · TVR Chimaera by postcode area · TVR Chimaera body, chassis and structure failures · TVR Chimaera brakes failures · TVR Chimaera vehicle identification failures · TVR Chimaera lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · TVR Chimaera noise, emissions and leaks failures · TVR Chimaera seat belts and airbags failures · TVR Chimaera steering failures · TVR Chimaera suspension failures · TVR Chimaera tyres failures · TVR Chimaera visibility failures