Jensen MOT reliability

First-time MOT pass rates for 17 Jensen models.

Model	First-time pass rate	MOTs analysed	Years
Jensen Interceptor	87%	126	1967–2018
Jensen Healey Few MOTs	83%	42	1972–1975
Jensen Unclassified Very few MOTs	100%	17	1961–1987
Jensen SV8 Very few MOTs	94%	16	1968–2014
Jensen CV8 Very few MOTs	91%	11	1963–1974
Jensen Ff Very few MOTs	100%	11	1968–2001
Jensen GT Very few MOTs	83%	6	1975–1976
Jensen 541 Very few MOTs	100%	3	1960–1961
Jensen 541R Very few MOTs	100%	3	1960–1960
Jensen 541S Very few MOTs	100%	3	1961–2013
Jensen Sp Very few MOTs	100%	3	1973–1973
Jensen Intceptor Very few MOTs	100%	1	1971–1971
Jensen CV6 Very few MOTs	100%	1	1996–1996
Jensen FF4 Very few MOTs	100%	1	1970–1970
Jensen INTERCEPTOR3 Very few MOTs	100%	1	1975–1975
Jensen MK111 Very few MOTs	100%	1	1973–1973
Jensen SERIES4 Very few MOTs	100%	1	1975–1975

Models marked “Few MOTs” or “Very few MOTs” have only a small number of tests behind them. With so few cars, one more pass or fail can move the pass rate a long way, so compare them with care.

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Based on recent initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.