TVR Chimaera
Yellow · Petrol · 1999 · 3,592 cc
V38 DCNMOT history
V38 DCN is a yellow petrol TVR Chimaera first used on 25 Oct 1999. Its MOT is valid until 8 Sept 2027 and it has passed 16 of 17 MOT tests, with 41,417 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 9 Sept 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 8 Sept 2027
- Mileage
- 41,417 mi
- At MOT on 9 Sept 2026
- MOT tests
- 17
- 16 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 376 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- V38 DCN
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- TVR
- Model
- Chimaera
- Colour
- Yellow
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,592 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1999
- First used
- 25 Oct 1999
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 8 Sept 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 9 Sept 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
V38 DCN was last recorded at 41,417 miles on 9 Sept 2026, 610 miles more than at the previous MOT on 29 Aug 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 40,807 miles · 29 Aug 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 610 miles
- Average per year
- 376 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 41,417 miles
- 2025 – 40,807 miles
- 2024 – 40,563 miles
- 2023 – 40,562 miles
- 2020 – 40,514 miles
- 2017 – 40,383 miles
- 2016 – 40,223 miles
- 2014 – 40,194 miles
- 2013 – 39,900 miles
- 2012 – 39,587 miles
- 2011 – 39,479 miles
- 2010 – 39,213 miles
- 2009 – 39,047 miles
- 2008 – 38,167 miles
- 2007 – 36,515 miles
- 2006 – 33,857 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
17 tests since 1 Aug 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass41,417 miles (+610)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Sept 2027
- Odometer
- 41,417 miles
- Test number
- 706005809960
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,807 miles (+244)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Sept 2026
- Odometer
- 40,807 miles
- Test number
- 280343544216
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,563 miles
- MOT expiry
- 8 Sept 2025
- Odometer
- 40,563 miles
- Test number
- 312688824864
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail40,563 miles (+1)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 40,563 miles
- Test number
- 143573109483
- Repaired at testNearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Pass40,562 miles (+48)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Sept 2024
- Odometer
- 40,562 miles
- Test number
- 790737022553
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,514 miles (+131)
- MOT expiry
- 11 May 2021
- Odometer
- 40,514 miles
- Test number
- 687866678231
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,383 miles (+160)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Jul 2018
- Odometer
- 40,383 miles
- Test number
- 337082732405
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,223 miles (+29)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Jul 2017
- Odometer
- 40,223 miles
- Test number
- 302003541464
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,194 miles (+294)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Sept 2015
- Odometer
- 40,194 miles
- Test number
- 126779044211
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,900 miles (+313)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Sept 2014
- Odometer
- 39,900 miles
- Test number
- 386840553219
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,587 miles (+108)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Aug 2013
- Odometer
- 39,587 miles
- Test number
- 855868702258
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,479 miles (+266)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Aug 2012
- Odometer
- 39,479 miles
- Test number
- 196851411279
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,213 miles (+166)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Aug 2011
- Odometer
- 39,213 miles
- Test number
- 702569200243
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,047 miles (+880)1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- 1 Aug 2010
- Odometer
- 39,047 miles
- Test number
- 751309809259
- AdvisoryService brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
- NoteOil leak
Pass38,167 miles (+1,652)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Aug 2009
- Odometer
- 38,167 miles
- Test number
- 321195518443
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,515 miles (+2,658)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Jul 2008
- Odometer
- 36,515 miles
- Test number
- 952580407279
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,857 miles
- MOT expiry
- 31 Jul 2007
- Odometer
- 33,857 miles
- Test number
- 170933416217
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about V38 DCN
- Does V38 DCN currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on V38 DCN is valid until 8 Sept 2027.
- When is the MOT due on V38 DCN?
- The MOT on V38 DCN is valid until 8 Sept 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has V38 DCN done?
- V38 DCN was recorded at 41,417 miles at its MOT on 9 Sept 2026, an average of 376 miles a year.
- Has V38 DCN ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. V38 DCN has failed 1 of its 17 MOT tests, most recently on 20 Aug 2024.
- Has the mileage on V38 DCN 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 V38 DCN find?
- V38 DCN passed its latest MOT on 9 Sept 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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