TVR CERBERA2000 · 4.0L PETROL

The most recent MOT was on 2017-04-22 — over nine years ago — and it passed at 50,761 miles. That means the car has had no official roadworthiness test for more than nine years, and its current mechanical and safety status is completely unknown. Steering issues recur: both the 2017-04-18 fail and the 2017-04-22 pass recorded “slight free play at the steering wheel” (2.2.A.1b). The earlier failure also cited a split offside steering rack gaiter (2.2.D.2d) — a known precursor to rack contamination, seal failure, and progressive steering looseness or stiffness. This is not an isolated glitch; it’s a confirmed, uncorrected pattern affecting a critical safety system. The trend is worsening. In 2014, defects included rear brake pads wearing thin, a rear tyre near the legal limit, marginal parking brake efficiency, and obscured engine components. In 2013, oil misting on a rear shock was noted — early sign of damper wear. Then in 2017, steering faults reappeared — not just once, but across consecutive tests — with no evidence of repair between them. There’s no MOT record since 2017, so deterioration since then is highly likely, not speculative.