Pass rate
92.6%
Above average — 19.3 pts ahead of the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 108 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £35–£134
2001 TVR Griffith MOT pass rate
- 2001
- 2 trims combined
- typical 37,113 mi
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Most common fault
Emissions & leaks
26.4% of faults · 5.5% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2000 94.6% pass
- Avoid 2001 92.6% pass · this year
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 92.1%
- Typical mileage
- 37k mi
The 2001 TVR Griffith MOT pass rate is 92.6% of its MOT tests — 19.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Emissions & leaks is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.4% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 4.8× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 26.4% of everything recorded on the 2001 TVR Griffith, against 5.5% nationally — 20.9 points above. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 73.3% and this one manages 92.6% — 19.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 25% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every TVR Griffith first registered in 2001 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2001 TVR Griffith compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 19.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.1%. The median 2001 TVR Griffith in this dataset had covered 37,113 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 97.1% of the time, April–September 90.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 2.78% of tests.
- 108 recorded tests behind this page.
- 92.6% overall pass rate, 92.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the TVR Griffith, the average is 93.7% — best year 2000 (94.6%), worst 2001 (92.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 108
- Typical mileage (median)
- 37,113 mi
- Make and model
- TVR Griffith
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Griffith MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 81% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Griffith
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 28 | 85.7% |
| South West | 24 | 91.7% |
| East of England | 23 | 95.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2001 Griffith
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2001 Griffith
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 2.8% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 1.9% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.9% of tests
“wipers not working”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2001 Griffith through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £35–£134 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £35–£134
- Cheapest common item: wipers not working
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 25%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 108 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Griffith, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2000 to 2002. Across them the pass rate runs from 92.6% to 94.6% — a spread of 2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 94.6% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2001 92.6%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2002 93.8% door condition cannot be opened…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2001 TVR Griffith with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2001 cars with a similar record
- Porsche 911 86.3%
- Jaguar XK8 80.6%
- Porsche Boxster 80.5%
- Mercedes-Benz Slk 80.3%
- BMW Z3 79.5%
- Subaru Impreza 79.3%
Closest pass rates among 2001 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2001 TVR Griffith 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 53 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 14 | 26.40% | 5.52% | +20.88 |
| Suspension | 9 | 17.00% | 20.98% | −3.98 |
| Tyres | 7 | 13.20% | 19.76% | −6.56 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 11.30% | 12.21% | −0.91 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5 | 9.40% | 5.57% | +3.83 |
| Steering | 5 | 9.40% | 2.57% | +6.83 |
| Visibility | 4 | 7.50% | 4.97% | +2.53 |
| Brakes | 2 | 3.80% | 20.89% | −17.09 |
| Road Wheels | 1 | 1.90% | 0.75% | +1.15 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.8% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £60–250 |
| Wipers not working Visibility | Major | 1.9% | £8–22 |
| Catalyst emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.93% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.93% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.93% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.93% | £5–25 |
| Horn not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.93% | £8–25 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 6.5% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 3.7% | £45–95 |
| Pipes and hoses leaking Steering | Advisory | 2.8% | £60–200 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 2.8% | £30–75 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 1.9% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.9% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 32 | 96.9% | 18,238 mi |
| 30-60k | 64 | 89.1% | 41,423 mi |
| 60-90k | 9 | 100.0% | 79,017 mi |
| 90-120k | 3 | 100.0% | 91,389 mi |
Source: 108 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2001 Griffith MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 TVR Griffith?
92.6% of the 108 2001 TVR Griffith tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 92.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 TVR Griffith?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (2.78%), catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (1.85%), catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (1.85%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 TVR Griffith MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 96.9% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 TVR Griffith in this dataset had covered 37,113 mi.
Does the season affect the 2001 TVR Griffith MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 97.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 90.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.