Pass rate
100.0%
Above average — 27.6 pts ahead of the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 64 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £6–£23
2005 TVR Tamora MOT pass rate
- 2005
- typical 41,081 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.
Most common fault
Suspension
16.7% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2005 100.0% pass · this year
- Avoid 2003 89.0% pass
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 11 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 100.0%
- Typical mileage
- 41k mi
The 2005 TVR Tamora MOT pass rate is 100.0% of its MOT tests — 27.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 16.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how TVR Tamora does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Road wheels: 22.3× the national share
Road wheels make up 16.7% of everything recorded on the 2005 TVR Tamora, against 0.8% nationally — 15.9 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 16.7%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Check for buckled rims and missing wheel bolts; kerbing is the usual cause and it is visible.
- 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 72.4% and this one manages 100.0% — 27.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 100% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
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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How does the 2005 TVR Tamora compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, so this figure is 27.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 100.0%. The median 2005 TVR Tamora in this dataset had covered 41,081 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp not working on dipped beam", noted on 1.56% of tests.
- 64 recorded tests behind this page.
- 100.0% overall pass rate, 100.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the TVR Tamora, the average is 93.1% — best year 2005 (100.0%), worst 2003 (89.0%).
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)
- 41,081 mi
- Make and model
- TVR Tamora
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Tamora MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 92% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Tamora
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 18 | 100.0% |
| South East | 17 | 100.0% |
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 2005 Tamora
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 2005 Tamora
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 lights 1.6% of tests
“headlamp not working on dipped beam”
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 wipers and washers 1.6% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
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 2005 Tamora through its MOT
Across the 2 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £6–£23 — and 100% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 2 common items
- £6–£23
- Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: headlamp not working on dipped beam
- £5–£25
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 100%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 100%
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 Tamora, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2002 to 2005. Across them the pass rate runs from 89.0% to 100.0% — a spread of 11 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 95.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 89.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 90.3% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2005 100.0%headlamp not working on dipped…
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 2005 TVR Tamora 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 2005 cars with a similar record
- Aston Martin DB9 91.3%
- Bentley Continental 90.2%
- Porsche 911 88.6%
- BMW M3 88.1%
- Honda S2000 87.1%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 86.1%
Closest pass rates among 2005 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 2005 TVR Tamora 2 failure items · 4 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 1 | 16.70% | 20.98% | −4.28 |
| Brakes | 1 | 16.70% | 20.89% | −4.19 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 16.70% | 12.21% | +4.49 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 16.70% | 5.57% | +11.13 |
| Visibility | 1 | 16.70% | 4.97% | +11.73 |
| Road Wheels | 1 | 16.70% | 0.75% | +15.95 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.6% | £5–25 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 1.6% | £8–22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badly distorted Road Wheels | Advisory | 1.6% | £20–55 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–120 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.6% | £40–150 |
| Service brake performance excessively fluctuating Brakes | Advisory | 1.6% | £60–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 17 | 100.0% | 23,413 mi |
| 30-60k | 39 | 100.0% | 43,433 mi |
| 60-90k | 8 | 100.0% | 68,884 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.
2005 Tamora MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 TVR Tamora?
100.0% of the 64 2005 TVR Tamora tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 100.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 TVR Tamora?
The three most recorded items are headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.56%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.56%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 TVR Tamora MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 TVR Tamora in this dataset had covered 41,081 mi.