Bentley Continental MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 92.0% of 14,540 MOT tests on the Bentley Continental ended in a pass, 15.5 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 94.9% against 82.0%.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Bentley Continental MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2426 tests | 94.4% | 11,000 · 7k to 17k |
| 3691 tests | 95.8% | 13,000 · 7k to 19k |
| 4743 tests | 94.8% | 15,000 · 9k to 21k |
| 5578 tests | 95.3% | 19,000 · 13k to 27k |
| 6777 tests | 94.5% | 23,000 · 17k to 33k |
| 7836 tests | 95.7% | 27,000 · 17k to 37k |
| 8798 tests | 94.2% | 29,000 · 21k to 41k |
| 9736 tests | 94.4% | 35,000 · 23k to 47k |
| 10775 tests | 94.2% | 41,000 · 27k to 53k |
| 11652 tests | 91.9% | 39,000 · 25k to 53k |
| 12555 tests | 90.8% | 41,000 · 29k to 55k |
| 13515 tests | 91.5% | 45,000 · 31k to 61k |
| 14588 tests | 92.5% | 49,000 · 33k to 65k |
| 151,163 tests | 90.0% | 53,000 · 37k to 71k |
| 161,398 tests | 90.1% | 55,000 · 39k to 73k |
| 171,112 tests | 88.4% | 61,000 · 43k to 81k |
| 181,305 tests | 87.7% | 67,000 · 47k to 85k |
| 19547 tests | 89.2% | 67,000 · 47k to 85k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Bentley Continental. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Continental
The parts that come up most often in Bentley Continental MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Warning lightsWith the ignition on, every warning light should come on, then go out once the engine is running.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
Check a specific Continental
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Bentley models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Bentley models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.