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Bentley Continental vs Bentley Eight: reliability comparison

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

Bentley Continental
90%
MOT pass rate · 15,170 vehicles
More reliable
Bentley Eight
78%
MOT pass rate · 541 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Bentley Continental is the more reliable of the two — 90% pass first time versus 78%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Bentley Continental Bentley Eight
MOT pass rate 90% ✓ 78%
MOT failure rate 10% ✓ 22%
Faults & advisories per test 0.6 ✓ 1.7
Dangerous-fault share 2% 1% ✓
Average mileage 57,758 mi 95,524 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 15,170 541

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 Eight

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  2. Oil leak
  3. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  4. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
  5. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
  6. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Bentley Continental is the more reliable of the two — 90% pass first time versus 78%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Bentley Continental report Full Bentley Eight 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.