TVR T350 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

TVR T350 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The TVR T350 passed on its first attempt in 93.5%, and its overall record sits +12.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the TVR T350 in the 2023–2025 data: 642 tests across 3 model years (2003–2005). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common TVR T350 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the TVR T350, the Noise, emissions and leaks section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the TVR T350's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded TVR T350 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the TVR T350, each with how many of the model's 642 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim too high" (Major) — noted on about 8 TVR T350 tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 7 TVR T350 tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 5 TVR T350 tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits" (Major) — noted on about 5 TVR T350 tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 4 TVR T350 tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 4 TVR T350 tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst TVR T350 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest TVR T350 model year on record is 2005 (97.0% across 133 tests), and the weakest is 2003 (91.8%). The gap between them is 5.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

TVR T350 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.6 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for TVR T350 Owners

These checks follow this TVR T350's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a TVR T350.

• the lights — “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.

• the exhaust and emissions — “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.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the TVR T350. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: TVR T350 MOT & Reliability