TVR Chimaera
Purple · Petrol · 1998 · 4,546 cc
NSL 1MOT history
NSL 1 is a purple petrol TVR Chimaera first used on 19 Jun 1998. Its MOT is valid until 29 Sept 2027 and it has passed 14 of 17 MOT tests, with 59,978 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 2 Oct 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 29 Sept 2027
- Mileage
- 59,978 mi
- At MOT on 30 Sept 2026
- MOT tests
- 17
- 14 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 657 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- NSL 1
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- TVR
- Model
- Chimaera
- Colour
- Purple
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 4,546 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1998
- First used
- 19 Jun 1998
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 29 Sept 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 30 Sept 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
NSL 1 was last recorded at 59,978 miles on 30 Sept 2026, 5 miles more than at the previous MOT on 20 Jun 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 59,973 miles · 20 Jun 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 5 miles
- Average per year
- 657 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 59,978 miles
- 2025 – 59,973 miles
- 2023 – 58,618 miles
- 2022 – 56,587 miles
- 2021 – 55,530 miles
- 2019 – 54,571 miles
- 2018 – 54,307 miles
- 2012 – 54,273 miles
- 2011 – 53,109 miles
- 2010 – 51,989 miles
- 2009 – 50,717 miles
- 2008 – 50,000 miles
- 2007 – 48,699 miles
- 2006 – 46,798 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass59,978 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
17 tests since 8 Sept 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass59,978 miles (+5)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Sept 2027
- Odometer
- 59,978 miles
- Test number
- 581361523192
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass59,973 miles (+1,355)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jun 2026
- Odometer
- 59,973 miles
- Test number
- 451756929569
- AdvisoryParking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Pass58,618 miles (+2,031)
- MOT expiry
- 25 May 2024
- Odometer
- 58,618 miles
- Test number
- 643696173243
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,587 miles (+1,057)
- MOT expiry
- 4 May 2023
- Odometer
- 56,587 miles
- Test number
- 333151626839
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass55,530 miles (+959)
- MOT expiry
- 4 May 2022
- Odometer
- 55,530 miles
- Test number
- 852490703444
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass54,571 miles
- MOT expiry
- 28 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 54,571 miles
- Test number
- 751112883062
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail54,571 miles (+264)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 54,571 miles
- Test number
- 528796152724
- Repaired at testNearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Pass54,307 miles (+1)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Nov 2019
- Odometer
- 54,307 miles
- Test number
- 764464978735
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail54,306 miles (+33)3 dangerous16 major5 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 54,306 miles
- Test number
- 742563943593
- DangerousNearside Rear Brake hose damaged and likely to fail ferrules (1.1.12 (a))
- DangerousOffside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion to the extent that overall security or stability of the body is impaired out rigger (6.2.2 (d) (ii))
- DangerousOffside Rear Brake hose damaged and likely to fail ferrules (1.1.12 (a))
- MajorAll position lamps not working (4.2.1 (a))
- MajorFront Driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction wipes are not parking (3.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorHeadlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))
- MajorHorn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))
- MajorNearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorNearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorNearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- MajorNearside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
- MajorOffside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced chassis outrigger (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- MajorOffside Front Lower Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened arm (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- MajorOffside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorOffside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorOffside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorParking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
- MajorRegistration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
- MajorWindscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))
- AdvisoryFront Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- AdvisoryRear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- AdvisoryBoth front tyres are slightly out of shape
- AdvisoryBoth rear tyres have age related cracks
- AdvisoryUnderneath of vehicle is very rusty
Pass54,273 miles (+1,164)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Oct 2013
- Odometer
- 54,273 miles
- Test number
- 656338392250
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass53,109 miles (+1,120)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Sept 2012
- Odometer
- 53,109 miles
- Test number
- 278998741210
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass51,989 miles (+1,272)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Sept 2011
- Odometer
- 51,989 miles
- Test number
- 654931050245
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass50,717 miles (+717)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2010
- Odometer
- 50,717 miles
- Test number
- 341955849486
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass50,000 miles (+1,301)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Aug 2009
- Odometer
- 50,000 miles
- Test number
- 241321148206
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass48,699 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 Sept 2008
- Odometer
- 48,699 miles
- Test number
- 333354677249
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail48,699 miles (+1,901)5 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 48,699 miles
- Test number
- 302821967460
- FailureNearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)
- FailureOffside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- FailureOffside Front Upper Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- FailureOffside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- FailureParking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Pass46,798 miles
- MOT expiry
- 7 Sept 2007
- Odometer
- 46,798 miles
- Test number
- 842221556243
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about NSL 1
- What vehicle is registration NSL 1 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show NSL 1 on a purple petrol TVR Chimaera first used on 19 Jun 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 NSL 1 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on NSL 1 is valid until 29 Sept 2027.
- When is the MOT due on NSL 1?
- The MOT on NSL 1 is valid until 29 Sept 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has NSL 1 done?
- NSL 1 was recorded at 59,978 miles at its MOT on 30 Sept 2026, an average of 657 miles a year.
- Has NSL 1 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. NSL 1 has failed 3 of its 17 MOT tests, most recently on 26 Nov 2019.
- Has the mileage on NSL 1 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 NSL 1 find?
- NSL 1 passed its latest MOT on 30 Sept 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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