MOT reliability
Bentley 8 auto
1 vehicles · 5 completed MOT tests analysed
40%
MOT pass rate
Based on 1 Bentley 8 auto vehicles and 5 completed MOT tests, the Bentley 8 auto has an overall 40% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 95,950 miles.
1
Vehicles
5
MOT tests
3,556
Avg miles / year
4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Bentley 8 auto problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Bentley 8 auto MOT tests:
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Other115%
Bentley 8 auto pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3 | 33% |
Fuel types: Petrol (1)
Most common Bentley 8 auto MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Bentley 8 auto MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
- Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (1 times)
- Nearside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened (3.5.1b) (1 times)
- Nearside Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (7.1.1a) (1 times)
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (1 times)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
- Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened (3.5.1b) (1 times)
- Offside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c) (1 times)
- Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
- Position lamp switch faulty (1.1.A.1) (1 times)
- Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) leaking (2.3.3b) (1 times)
- both rear lower suspension arms very corroded (1 times)
- exhaust system rusty (1 times)
- heavy engine oil leak (1 times)
- Front Steering column flexible coupling cracked and unserviceable (2.2.C.1d) (1 times)
Bentley 8 auto pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 5 | 40% | 95,950 |
Bentley 8 auto reliability FAQ
Across 1 Bentley 8 auto vehicles in our MOT data,
40% pass the MOT (a 60% failure rate), with about
4 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Bentley 8 auto MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c); Nearside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened (3.5.1b).
The typical Bentley 8 auto in our data has covered around
95,950 miles.
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