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Bentley Continental vs Bentley Darby: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Bentley Continental
90%
MOT pass rate · 15,170 vehicles
Bentley Darby
94%
MOT pass rate · 7 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Bentley Continental (90%) and Bentley Darby (94%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Bentley Continental Bentley Darby
MOT pass rate 90% 94% ✓
MOT failure rate 10% 6% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 0.6 0.3 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 2% 0% ✓
Average mileage 57,758 mi 51,897 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 15,170 7

Most common faults

Bentley Continental

  1. Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
  2. Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Bentley Darby

  1. Rear Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
  2. Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
  3. Nearside front brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
  4. Offside front brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
  5. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  6. Coolant leak

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Bentley Continental (90%) and Bentley Darby (94%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Bentley Continental report Full Bentley Darby report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.