1998 Tvr Chimaera: MOT pass rate and reliability

89.6% of 1998 Tvr Chimaeras pass the MOT first time, measured across 570 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 56,459 miles.

How the 1998 compares

  • Against all Tvr Chimaeras (87.7%, 2,421 tests): +1.9 points
  • Against all 1998 cars (70%): +19.6 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 1998 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 1998 Chimaera

The 1998 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 28-year-old car fails on

A 1998 car is 28 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 1998 Tvr Chimaera the average at test was 56,459 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 1998 car against a newer one tells you very little.

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