Pass rate
93.8%
Above average — 20.9 pts ahead of the 72.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 64 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £26–£91
2002 TVR Griffith MOT pass rate
- 2002
- 2 trims combined
- typical 25,621 mi
Only 64 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Emissions & leaks
29.2% of faults · 5.5% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2000 94.6% pass
- Avoid 2001 92.6% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 93.3%
- Typical mileage
- 26k mi
The 2002 TVR Griffith MOT pass rate is 93.8% of its MOT tests — 20.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Emissions & leaks is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.2% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 5.3× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 29.2% of everything recorded on the 2002 TVR Griffith, against 5.5% nationally — 23.7 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 72.9% and this one manages 93.8% — 20.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 64 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2002 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2002 TVR Griffith compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.9%, so this figure is 20.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 93.3%. The median 2002 TVR Griffith in this dataset had covered 25,621 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Door condition cannot be opened from outside the vehicle", noted on 1.56% of tests.
- 64 recorded tests behind this page.
- 93.8% overall pass rate, 93.3% 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
- 64
- Typical mileage (median)
- 25,621 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
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Griffith MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 82% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2002 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 2002 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 exhaust and emissions 1.6% of tests
“emissions not tested unable to be completed”
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 lights 1.6% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the number plates 1.6% of tests
“registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”
Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.
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 2002 Griffith through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £26–£91 — and 40% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £26–£91
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators incorrect…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: door condition cannot be opened from outside…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 40%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 64 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 2002 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 2002 cars with a similar record
- BMW M3 86.7%
- Porsche 911 85.5%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 85.2%
- Honda S2000 84.6%
- Mercedes-Benz Slk 81.2%
- BMW Z3 80.7%
Closest pass rates among 2002 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 2002 TVR Griffith 10 failure items · 3 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 24 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 | 7 | 29.20% | 5.52% | +23.68 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 25.00% | 12.21% | +12.79 |
| Brakes | 4 | 16.70% | 20.89% | −4.19 |
| Visibility | 2 | 8.30% | 4.97% | +3.33 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 8.30% | 1.76% | +6.54 |
| Suspension | 1 | 4.20% | 20.98% | −16.78 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 4.20% | 5.57% | −1.37 |
| Steering | 1 | 4.20% | 2.57% | +1.63 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Door condition cannot be opened from outside the vehicle Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.6% | £80–250 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.6% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.6% | £30–80 |
| Individual direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.6% | £3–12 |
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Major | 1.6% | £20–80 |
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Rectified | 1.6% | £20–80 |
| Side repeaters incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.6% | £5–25 |
| Side repeaters not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.6% | £5–25 |
| Switch inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £5–25 |
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 | 9.4% | £200–700 |
| Service brake performance excessively fluctuating Brakes | Advisory | 4.7% | £60–150 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 1.6% | £35–85 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 39 | 94.9% | 18,256 mi |
| 30-60k | 22 | 90.9% | 45,767 mi |
| 60-90k | 3 | 100.0% | 65,818 mi |
Source: 64 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.
2002 Griffith MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2002 TVR Griffith?
93.8% of the 64 2002 TVR Griffith tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.9% for cars first used in 2002. First-attempt pass rate: 93.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2002 TVR Griffith?
The three most recorded items are door condition cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (1.56%), emissions not tested unable to be completed (1.56%), headlamp aim too high (1.56%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2002 TVR Griffith MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 94.9% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2002 TVR Griffith in this dataset had covered 25,621 mi.