Jensen SV8 MOT reliability

Jensen SV8s passed their MOT first time 94% of the time across 16 tests in 2025. 8 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 16 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

94%

MOTs analysed

16

Still licensed (GB)

8

Body type

Convertible

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2003 petrol

4 MOTs

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 14,520 (most between 6,208 and 22,958).

2006: 75% → 2007: 71% → 2008: 50% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 33% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 60% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 80% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 75% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Service brake imbalance: across an axle (25.0%)

Where 2003 SV8s fail

Brakes

25.0%

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Based on 2025 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.