TVR Griffith
Registered from 1992 to 2002.
About this model
The TVR Griffith, later models being referred to as the Griffith 500, is a sports car designed and built by TVR, starting production in 1990, and ending production in 2002. As part of a 2017 attempt at reviving the TVR brand, a new generation Griffith was presented but never entered production.
From the Wikipedia article TVR Griffith, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1998 5.0 petrol. 7 of 115 tests failed, 6%.
Better than 97% of 1998 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 269 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 43% | 3 |
| Visibility | 43% | 3 |
| Brakes | 29% | 2 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 29% | 2 |
| Steering | 29% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- 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
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 29% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 29% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Steering — 29% of its failures
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Lights and electrics — 43% of its failures
- 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
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- 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