1996 Tvr Chimaera: MOT pass rate and reliability
88.1% of 1996 Tvr Chimaeras pass the MOT first time, measured across 303 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 58,980 miles.
How the 1996 compares
- Against all Tvr Chimaeras (87.7%, 2,421 tests): +0.4 points
- Against all 1996 cars (70.7%): +17.4 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 1996 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 1996 Chimaera
The 1996 sits close to the Tvr Chimaera average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 30-year-old car fails on
A 1996 car is 30 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 1996 Tvr Chimaera the average at test was 58,980 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 1996 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 1995 Tvr Chimaera - 84.3%
- 1997 Tvr Chimaera - 90.3%
- 1998 Tvr Chimaera - 89.6%
- 1999 Tvr Chimaera - 86.9%