TVR 290 S
Registered from 1990 to 1992.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1991 2.9 petrol. 4 of 52 tests failed, 8%.
Better than 93% of 1991 cars. The typical one fails 22%, across 94 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Body and structure | 50% | 2 |
| Brakes | 50% | 2 |
| Lights and electrics | 50% | 2 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 25% | 1 |
| Visibility | 25% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- A mandatory tell-tale for main beam headlamp or rear fog lamp missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 50% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on a steered axle
- Braking effort not recording at a wheel
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 50% of its failures
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Exhaust and emissions — 25% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 50% of its failures
- A mandatory tell-tale for main beam headlamp or rear fog lamp missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 50% of its failures
- Visibility — 25% of its failures