TVR Cerbera
Registered from 1996 to 2002.
About this model
The TVR Cerbera is a car manufactured by the British company TVR between 1996 and 2006. Its name is derived from Cerberus, the three-headed beast of Greek legend that guarded the entrance of Hades. It is a coupé with a hardtop roof and a 2+2 seating layout that has been described as a sports car and a grand touring car.
From the Wikipedia article TVR Cerbera, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1997 4.2 petrol. 7 of 87 tests failed, 8%.
Better than 98% of 1997 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 225 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 57% | 4 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 43% | 3 |
| Lights and electrics | 43% | 3 |
| Visibility | 43% | 3 |
| Plates and identity | 29% | 2 |
| Body and structure | 14% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 57% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Exhaust and emissions — 43% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Lights and electrics — 43% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Visibility — 43% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Plates and identity — 29% of its failures
- Body and structure — 14% of its failures
- A suspension component insecurely attached to chassis or axle