TVR Chimaera
Yellow · Petrol · 1998 · 3,952 cc
17 DCLMOT history
17 DCL is a yellow petrol TVR Chimaera first used on 12 May 1998. Its MOT is valid until 18 Aug 2027 and it has passed 19 of 21 MOT tests, with 20,542 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 19 Aug 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 18 Aug 2027
- Mileage
- 20,542 mi
- At MOT on 19 Aug 2026
- MOT tests
- 21
- 19 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 355 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 17 DCL
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- TVR
- Model
- Chimaera
- Colour
- Yellow
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,952 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1998
- First used
- 12 May 1998
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 18 Aug 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 19 Aug 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
17 DCL was last recorded at 20,542 miles on 19 Aug 2026, 2 miles more than at the previous MOT on 18 Aug 2026.
- Previous MOT
- 20,540 miles · 18 Aug 2026
- Between the last two tests
- 2 miles
- Average per year
- 355 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 20,542 miles
- 2025 – 20,369 miles
- 2023 – 20,224 miles
- 2022 – 20,115 miles
- 2021 – 19,949 miles
- 2020 – 19,864 miles
- 2019 – 19,839 miles
- 2018 – 19,790 miles
- 2017 – 19,681 miles
- 2016 – 19,332 miles
- 2015 – 18,454 miles
- 2014 – 17,871 miles
- 2013 – 17,095 miles
- 2012 – 16,939 miles
- 2011 – 16,852 miles
- 2009 – 16,202 miles
- 2008 – 15,325 miles
- 2007 – 14,542 miles
- 2006 – 13,356 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass20,542 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
21 tests since 31 May 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass20,542 miles (+2)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Aug 2027
- Odometer
- 20,542 miles
- Test number
- 334038986121
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail20,540 miles (+171)3 major2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 20,540 miles
- Test number
- 872538249563
- MajorNearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- MajorOffside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- MajorParking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass20,369 miles (+145)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Apr 2026
- Odometer
- 20,369 miles
- Test number
- 987604383358
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass20,224 miles (+109)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Nov 2024
- Odometer
- 20,224 miles
- Test number
- 271232165788
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass20,115 miles (+166)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Nov 2023
- Odometer
- 20,115 miles
- Test number
- 867685106300
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,949 miles (+85)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Oct 2022
- Odometer
- 19,949 miles
- Test number
- 181530736266
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,864 miles (+25)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Sept 2021
- Odometer
- 19,864 miles
- Test number
- 198134770446
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,839 miles (+49)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jan 2021
- Odometer
- 19,839 miles
- Test number
- 238446850756
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,790 miles
- MOT expiry
- 4 Jun 2019
- Odometer
- 19,790 miles
- Test number
- 990814205226
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail19,790 miles (+109)3 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 19,790 miles
- Test number
- 296969451380
- MajorExhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
- MajorExhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))
- MajorExhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))
Pass19,681 miles (+349)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Jun 2018
- Odometer
- 19,681 miles
- Test number
- 730320405565
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,332 miles (+878)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 4 Jun 2017
- Odometer
- 19,332 miles
- Test number
- 680045332643
- AdvisoryBoth rear tyres on limit
Pass18,454 miles (+583)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Jun 2016
- Odometer
- 18,454 miles
- Test number
- 318066755173
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,871 miles (+776)
- MOT expiry
- 14 May 2015
- Odometer
- 17,871 miles
- Test number
- 818495334111
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,095 miles (+156)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Apr 2014
- Odometer
- 17,095 miles
- Test number
- 996541823122
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,939 miles (+87)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jun 2013
- Odometer
- 16,939 miles
- Test number
- 657649942143
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,852 miles (+650)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jun 2012
- Odometer
- 16,852 miles
- Test number
- 256550761430
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,202 miles (+877)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2010
- Odometer
- 16,202 miles
- Test number
- 243869469450
- NoteBoth rear tyres on 2mm of tread,
Pass15,325 miles (+783)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 3 Jun 2009
- Odometer
- 15,325 miles
- Test number
- 260936558189
- NoteBoth rear tyres worn on outer edges
Pass14,542 miles (+1,186)
- MOT expiry
- 30 May 2008
- Odometer
- 14,542 miles
- Test number
- 941835237187
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass13,356 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 May 2007
- Odometer
- 13,356 miles
- Test number
- 744531356141
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 17 DCL
- What vehicle is registration 17 DCL currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 17 DCL on a yellow petrol TVR Chimaera first used on 12 May 1998. Dateless registrations can be transferred between vehicles, so earlier MOT tests may have been under a different registration. Registered keeper details are not public and are not shown.
- Does 17 DCL currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 17 DCL is valid until 18 Aug 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 17 DCL?
- The MOT on 17 DCL is valid until 18 Aug 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 17 DCL done?
- 17 DCL was recorded at 20,542 miles at its MOT on 19 Aug 2026, an average of 355 miles a year.
- Has 17 DCL ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 17 DCL has failed 2 of its 21 MOT tests, most recently on 18 Aug 2026.
- Has the mileage on 17 DCL ever gone down?
- No. The odometer reading went up or stayed the same at every MOT test on record. Service records are still worth checking.
- What did the latest MOT on 17 DCL find?
- 17 DCL passed its latest MOT on 19 Aug 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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