TVR Sagaris
Registered from 2005 to 2006.
About this model
The TVR Sagaris is a sports car designed and built by the British company TVR from 2005 to 2006, in their factory in Blackpool, Lancashire.
From the Wikipedia article TVR Sagaris, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2005 4.0 petrol. 5 of 97 tests failed, 5%.
Better than 99% of 2005 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 837 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust and emissions | 100% | 5 |
| Brakes | 20% | 1 |
| Visibility | 20% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Actuator leaking and braking performance not affected
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 99% of 2005 cars — 100% of its 5 failed tests, where an ordinary 2005 car has 14%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Exhaust and emissions — 100% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Brakes — 20% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- Visibility — 20% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen