Does the TVR Chimaera fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The TVR Chimaera records 5.46 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 22.78 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−17.32, 95% interval −18.08 to −16.55). It ranks 707 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 Chimaera by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the TVR Chimaera is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 271 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 271 | 1.82 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 63 | 0.42 |
| Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 59 | 0.40 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 55 | 0.37 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 55 | 0.37 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,859 (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
If a TVR Chimaera gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
9.3% of TVR Chimaera MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 241 miles later (680 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 680 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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