1995 Tvr Chimaera: MOT pass rate and reliability
84.3% of 1995 Tvr Chimaeras pass the MOT first time, measured across 235 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 66,557 miles.
How the 1995 compares
- Against all Tvr Chimaeras (87.7%, 2,421 tests): -3.4 points
- Against all 1995 cars (71.3%): +13 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Tvr Chimaera model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1995 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Tvr Chimaera:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 84.3% | 235 | 66,557 |
| 1996 | 88.1% | 303 | 58,980 |
| 1997 | 90.3% | 391 | 56,948 |
| 1998 | 89.6% | 570 | 56,459 |
| 1999 | 86.9% | 426 | 56,143 |
What this means if you are buying a 1995 Chimaera
The 1995 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.4 points less often than the Tvr Chimaera average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 1995 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 31-year-old car fails on
A 1995 car is 31 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 1995 Tvr Chimaera the average at test was 66,557 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 1997 at 90.3%, and the weakest in our data is 1995 at 84.3%. That 6.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 1995 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 1996 Tvr Chimaera - 88.1%
- 1997 Tvr Chimaera - 90.3%
- 1998 Tvr Chimaera - 89.6%