TVR Chimaera
Blue · Petrol · 1998 · 3,996 cc
T256 GBTMOT history
T256 GBT is a blue petrol TVR Chimaera first used on 31 Dec 1998. Its MOT is valid until 4 Aug 2027 and it has passed 8 of 10 MOT tests, with 17,604 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 5 Aug 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 4 Aug 2027
- Mileage
- 17,604 mi
- At MOT on 5 Aug 2026
- MOT tests
- 10
- 8 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 368 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- T256 GBT
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- TVR
- Model
- Chimaera
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,996 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1998
- First used
- 31 Dec 1998
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 4 Aug 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 5 Aug 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
T256 GBT was last recorded at 17,604 miles on 5 Aug 2026, 34 miles more than at the previous MOT on 24 Jun 2024.
- Previous MOT
- 17,570 miles · 24 Jun 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 34 miles
- Average per year
- 368 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 17,604 miles
- 2024 – 17,570 miles
- 2022 – 17,479 miles
- 2021 – 17,082 miles
- 2020 – 16,664 miles
- 2019 – 15,052 miles
- 2018 – 14,671 miles
- 2017 – 14,254 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
10 tests since 10 Jun 2016, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass17,604 miles (+34)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Aug 2027
- Odometer
- 17,604 miles
- Test number
- 916966739259
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail17,570 miles (+91)1 dangerous6 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 17,570 miles
- Test number
- 298746356662
- DangerousStop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))
- MajorEmissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d))
- MajorNearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
- MajorOffside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorParking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
- MajorWindscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- MajorWindscreen wiper not working Both (3.4 (a))
Pass17,479 miles (+397)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Dec 2023
- Odometer
- 17,479 miles
- Test number
- 695238304457
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,082 miles (+418)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jun 2022
- Odometer
- 17,082 miles
- Test number
- 818063014850
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,664 miles (+1,612)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jun 2021
- Odometer
- 16,664 miles
- Test number
- 225684985551
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass15,052 miles (+27)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jun 2020
- Odometer
- 15,052 miles
- Test number
- 644066430553
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail15,025 miles (+354)7 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 15,025 miles
- Test number
- 993127357851
- MajorExhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
- MajorExhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
- MajorNearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- MajorNearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
- MajorOffside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- MajorOffside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- MajorOffside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Pass14,671 miles (+417)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jun 2019
- Odometer
- 14,671 miles
- Test number
- 332804304072
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass14,254 miles
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jun 2018
- Odometer
- 14,254 miles
- Test number
- 614148602868
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass21,033 km
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jun 2017
- Odometer
- 21,033 km
- Test number
- 165621454550
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about T256 GBT
- Does T256 GBT currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on T256 GBT is valid until 4 Aug 2027.
- When is the MOT due on T256 GBT?
- The MOT on T256 GBT is valid until 4 Aug 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has T256 GBT done?
- T256 GBT was recorded at 17,604 miles at its MOT on 5 Aug 2026, an average of 368 miles a year.
- Has T256 GBT ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. T256 GBT has failed 2 of its 10 MOT tests, most recently on 24 Jun 2024.
- Has the mileage on T256 GBT 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 T256 GBT find?
- T256 GBT passed its latest MOT on 5 Aug 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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