What a classic TVR sells for at auction

The median, the usual range and the way prices have moved, from 560 recorded TVR sales at public auction since 2001: which models make the most, which come up most often, and what each of them sells for.

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Part of: TVR, the full marque guide

Median sold price by year, with the dashed line restated in 2025 money. Hollow final dot: the current, incomplete year.

Median sold price £13,862

Usual range £8,595 to £20,404

Recorded sales 560 since 2001

Data to 10 August 2026

560 TVRs have sold at public auction since 2001, at a median of £13,862; the middle half of them made between £8,595 and £20,404. The sale rooms see about 68 a year and 73% of the cars offered find a buyer. The Chimaera is the one that comes up most often, with 139 sales on record at a median of £11,184. The highest result is £601,500, paid for a Cerbera Speed 12 in May 2023.

In 2025 the median classic TVR sold for £12,095 across 94 sales, 22% down on 2024. In real terms, typical classic TVR prices were down about 36% over the five years to 2025, once inflation is accounted for.

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TVR median sold price by year, nominal and adjusted for inflation
Year	Sold	Median	In 2025 money
2026 (so far)	54	£10,912
2025	94	£12,095	£12,095
2024	73	£15,544	£16,140
2023	64	£13,662	£14,661
2022	57	£14,300	£16,377
2021	53	£15,009	£18,560
2020	28	£14,976	£18,978
2019	29	£16,240	£20,790
2018	21	£17,050	£22,197
2017	20	£16,679	£22,217
2016	19	£14,300	£19,539
2015	11	£13,222	£18,246
2014	6	£11,055	£15,317
2013	5	£1,782	£2,504
2012	7	£6,750	£9,703
2010	3	£10,406	£15,938
2009	3	£2,925	£4,592
2005	5	£5,512	£9,580

Which TVR models make the most

Not every TVR is priced alike. The Tuscan sits at the top of the marque, with a median of £24,656 across 43 sales and most of them between £19,592 and £32,705. The Tasmin sits at the bottom at a median of £5,344, so the dearest TVR model typically makes about 5 times what the cheapest does.

Tuscan43 sales£24,656 median, usually £19,592 to £32,705
Cerbera36 sales£20,475 median, usually £16,370 to £29,282
Grantura14 sales£20,224 median, usually £9,641 to £25,290
2500M41 sales£18,828 median, usually £15,120 to £22,791
Griffith57 sales£17,269 median, usually £15,400 to £21,440
Vixen21 sales£15,750 median, usually £14,172 to £20,695
Chimaera139 sales£11,184 median, usually £8,726 to £13,649
Taimar13 sales£10,580 median, usually £8,400 to £17,490
280i15 sales£6,956 median, usually £5,262 to £9,436
350i14 sales£6,258 median, usually £4,641 to £7,902
S317 sales£6,036 median, usually £4,704 to £8,202
Tasmin23 sales£5,344 median, usually £2,658 to £6,896

Each bar runs from the quarter mark to the three-quarter mark of that marque's sales, so it covers the middle half of them and leaves out the project and the concours car. The thickest bars have three thousand sales or more behind them, the thinnest fewer than five hundred. The scale is by ratio, every gridline about three times the one before, which is the only way a Reliant and a Jaguar fit on one axis.

The busiest TVR models in the sale rooms

Auction prices by TVR model
Model	Sales	Usual range	Median
Chimaera	139	£8,726 to £13,649	£11,184
Griffith	57	£15,400 to £21,440	£17,269
Tuscan	43	£19,592 to £32,705	£24,656
2500M	41	£15,120 to £22,791	£18,828
Cerbera	36	£16,370 to £29,282	£20,475
Tasmin	23	£2,658 to £6,896	£5,344
Vixen	21	£14,172 to £20,695	£15,750
S3	17	£4,704 to £8,202	£6,036
280i	15	£5,262 to £9,436	£6,956
Grantura	14	£9,641 to £25,290	£20,224
350i	14	£4,641 to £7,902	£6,258
Taimar	13	£8,400 to £17,490	£10,580

Plus 127 rarer variants with too few sales for a row of their own.

The latest TVR sales

£23,373 2500M Bring A Trailer, 10 August 2026
£3,696 Grantura Brightwells, 5 August 2026
£4,480 Chimaera Brightwells, 5 August 2026
£13,900 Chimaera Collecting Cars, 4 August 2026
£16,750 Griffith (1963 - 1967) Bring A Trailer, 3 August 2026

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

How much does a classic TVR sell for?

Across 560 recorded auction sales, the median classic TVR made £13,862, with most selling between £8,595 and £20,404 (as of August 2026). Those are sold prices rather than valuations: condition, history and specification move any individual car well outside that range.

Which TVR is worth the most at auction?

Of the TVR models with enough sales to read, the Tuscan carries the highest median: £24,656 across 43 recorded sales, most of them between £19,592 and £32,705, with the Cerbera next at £20,475 (as of August 2026). Those are sold prices for cars in every condition; a concours example of a cheaper model can still out-sell a project Tuscan.

What is the cheapest way into a classic TVR?

At auction, the Tasmin: a median of £5,344 across 23 recorded sales, with most between £2,658 and £6,896 (as of August 2026). The bottom of that range is usually a project rather than a bargain, and a cheap car to buy is rarely a cheap car to put right.

Are classic TVR prices rising?

No, not on the evidence to 2025. Adjusted for inflation, the typical classic TVR made about 36% less in 2025 than five years earlier. The 2025 median was £12,095 across 94 sales, 22% below 2024. Those are medians across every TVR model and every condition the sale rooms see, so a single model can be moving the other way.

What is the most expensive classic TVR ever sold at auction?

The highest recorded auction result for a classic TVR is £601,500, paid for a Cerbera Speed 12 in May 2023. Results like that are exceptional cars at exceptional moments; the typical range is £8,595 to £20,404.

How often does a classic TVR come up for sale?

Frequently, by classic-car standards: roughly 68 sell at auction each year, and 73% of the cars offered find a buyer. There is a steady supply, so it pays to wait for a good one rather than stretch for the first car you see.

Before you buy or sell

Buying a classic at auction
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Selling a classic privately
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Agreed value insurance
The trade valuation guides insurers use do not value cars over about twenty years old, which is why a classic on a market-value policy is a claim waiting to be argued. What the Financial Ombudsman expects, what the regulator found when it looked, what agreed value actually promises, and the evidence that sets it.
What a restoration really costs
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Inspecting a classic before buying
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Strong evidence. 560 recorded sales and a dozen or more a year: the median and the range are well founded. Sold prices from public classic car auction results (2001 to 10 August 2026), not asking prices and not a valuation: a concours car and a project both sit inside these ranges, and condition, history and specification move any one car well outside them. Inflation-adjusted figures use the ONS CPIH index, in 2025 money. How to read these figures.