TVR Tuscan
Registered from 2000 to 2006.
About this model
The TVR Tuscan Speed Six is a sports car which was manufactured by British company TVR from 1999 to 2006. The name pays homage to the original Tuscan which was introduced in 1967.
From the Wikipedia article TVR Tuscan Speed Six, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2001 4.0 petrol. 8 of 192 tests failed, 4%.
Better than 99% of 2001 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 463 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust and emissions | 63% | 5 |
| Brakes | 38% | 3 |
| Lights and electrics | 25% | 2 |
| Suspension | 13% | 1 |
| Tyres and wheels | 13% | 1 |
| Visibility | 13% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A wheel bearing with excessive play
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Indicator or hazard warning switch inoperative
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 99% of 2001 cars — 63% of its 8 failed tests, where an ordinary 2001 car has 15%.
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 — 63% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Brakes — 38% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Suspension — 13% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 13% of its failures
- A wheel bearing with excessive play
- Lights and electrics — 25% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Indicator or hazard warning switch inoperative
- Visibility — 13% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 60–80k miles this one fails 3% of its inspections, against the 25% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 5% | 18% | 60 | |
| 40–60k miles | 3% | 23% | 71 | |
| 60–80k miles | 3% | 25% | 35 |
166 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.