TVR Chimaera
Purple · Petrol · 1999 · 3,952 cc
V8 NUTMOT history
V8 NUT is a purple petrol TVR Chimaera first used on 15 Oct 1999. Its MOT is valid until 24 Nov 2026 and it has passed 15 of 17 MOT tests, with 56,375 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 25 Nov 2025.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 24 Nov 2026
- Mileage
- 56,375 mi
- At MOT on 25 Nov 2025
- MOT tests
- 17
- 15 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 1,417 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- V8 NUT
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- TVR
- Model
- Chimaera
- Colour
- Purple
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,952 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1999
- First used
- 15 Oct 1999
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 24 Nov 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 25 Nov 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
V8 NUT was last recorded at 56,375 miles on 25 Nov 2025, 804 miles more than at the previous MOT on 6 Feb 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 55,571 miles · 6 Feb 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 804 miles
- Average per year
- 1,417 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 56,375 miles
- 2024 – 55,305 miles
- 2023 – 54,183 miles
- 2022 – 53,468 miles
- 2021 – 52,623 miles
- 2020 – 51,551 miles
- 2019 – 51,093 miles
- 2018 – 48,717 miles
- 2017 – 45,923 miles
- 2016 – 43,038 miles
- 2015 – 41,113 miles
- 2014 – 39,113 miles
- 2013 – 38,322 miles
- 2012 – 37,149 miles
- 2011 – 36,125 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass56,375 miles
- MinorNearside Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (i))
Full MOT history
17 tests since 9 Aug 2011, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass56,375 miles (+804)1 minor
- MOT expiry
- 24 Nov 2026
- Odometer
- 56,375 miles
- Test number
- 482276183375
- MinorNearside Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (i))
Pass55,571 miles (+266)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Feb 2026
- Odometer
- 55,571 miles
- Test number
- 399916027022
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail55,305 miles (+1,122)2 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 55,305 miles
- Test number
- 874507332478
- MajorExhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
- MajorExhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
Pass54,183 miles (+715)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2024
- Odometer
- 54,183 miles
- Test number
- 367727854748
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass53,468 miles (+845)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2023
- Odometer
- 53,468 miles
- Test number
- 161785358400
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass52,623 miles (+1,072)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2022
- Odometer
- 52,623 miles
- Test number
- 580476160197
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass51,551 miles (+458)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2021
- Odometer
- 51,551 miles
- Test number
- 810800932061
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass51,093 miles (+2,376)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2020
- Odometer
- 51,093 miles
- Test number
- 759490700713
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass48,717 miles (+2,794)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2019
- Odometer
- 48,717 miles
- Test number
- 963736669069
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass45,923 miles (+2,885)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2018
- Odometer
- 45,923 miles
- Test number
- 368404467679
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass43,038 miles (+1,925)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2017
- Odometer
- 43,038 miles
- Test number
- 780012305011
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass41,113 miles (+2,000)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2016
- Odometer
- 41,113 miles
- Test number
- 530764387797
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,113 miles (+791)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2015
- Odometer
- 39,113 miles
- Test number
- 349822434492
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,322 miles (+1,173)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2014
- Odometer
- 38,322 miles
- Test number
- 739342943233
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass37,149 miles (+1,024)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Aug 2013
- Odometer
- 37,149 miles
- Test number
- 885716622223
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,125 miles (+4)2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 16 Aug 2012
- Odometer
- 36,125 miles
- Test number
- 447029921248
- NoteN/s/r cv boot split
- NoteO/s/r cv boot split
Fail36,121 miles10 failures2 notes
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 36,121 miles
- Test number
- 107341521246
- FailureDriver's seat insecure (6.2.A.1)
- FailureExhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
- FailureExhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
- FailureNearside Passenger's seat insecure (6.2.A.1)
- FailureNearside Rear reflector missing (1.5.1a)
- FailureNearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (5.2.5b)
- FailureNearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is deliberately modified which significantly reduces the original strength (2.4.A.3)
- FailureOffside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- FailureOffside Rear reflector missing (1.5.1a)
- FailureSteering system excessively rough (2.2.D.1)
- NoteN/s/r cv boot split
- NoteO/s/r cv boot split
Questions about V8 NUT
- Does V8 NUT currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on V8 NUT is valid until 24 Nov 2026.
- When is the MOT due on V8 NUT?
- The MOT on V8 NUT is valid until 24 Nov 2026. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has V8 NUT done?
- V8 NUT was recorded at 56,375 miles at its MOT on 25 Nov 2025, an average of 1,417 miles a year.
- Has V8 NUT ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. V8 NUT has failed 2 of its 17 MOT tests, most recently on 12 Aug 2024.
- Has the mileage on V8 NUT 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 V8 NUT find?
- V8 NUT passed its latest MOT on 25 Nov 2025 with 1 minor defect: nearside stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning.
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