TVR Tasmin
Registered in 1990.
About this model
The TVR Tasmin is a sports car designed by Oliver Winterbottom (coach) and Ian Jones (chassis) for TVR and built in the United Kingdom by that company from 1980 to 1987. It was the first of TVR's "Wedge"-series which formed the basis of its 1980s model range. The Tasmin/280i was available as a 2-seater coupé, as a 2+2 coupé and as a 2-seater convertible.
From the Wikipedia article TVR Tasmin, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1990 3.9 petrol. 5 of 20 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust and emissions | 60% | 3 |
| Lights and electrics | 60% | 3 |
| Body and structure | 20% | 1 |
| Brakes | 20% | 1 |
| Steering | 20% | 1 |
| Suspension | 20% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A mandatory tell-tale for main beam headlamp or rear fog lamp missing or inoperative
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- 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
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Exhaust and emissions — 60% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Brakes — 20% of its failures
- Steering — 20% of its failures
- Suspension — 20% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Lights and electrics — 60% of its failures
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A mandatory tell-tale for main beam headlamp or rear fog lamp missing or inoperative
- 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 — 20% of its failures