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Bentley Continental vs Bentley Rtype: 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 Rtype
88%
MOT pass rate · 6 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Bentley Continental (90%) and Bentley Rtype (88%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Bentley Continental Bentley Rtype
MOT pass rate 90% ✓ 88%
MOT failure rate 10% ✓ 12%
Faults & advisories per test 0.6 0.5 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 2% 0% ✓
Average mileage 57,758 mi 56,328 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 15,170 6

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 Rtype

  1. Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
  2. Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
  3. Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
  4. offside rear tyre deteriorated (perished).
  5. Nearside Front Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams (1.7.4b)
  6. Offside Front Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams (1.7.4b)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Bentley Continental (90%) and Bentley Rtype (88%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Bentley Continental report Full Bentley Rtype 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.