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MOT reliability

Bentley Continental r

74 vehicles · 156 completed MOT tests analysed
79%
MOT pass rate

Based on 74 Bentley Continental r vehicles and 156 completed MOT tests, the Bentley Continental r has an overall 79% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 45,666 miles.

74
Vehicles
156
MOT tests
1,071
Avg miles / year
1.1
Faults per test
3%
Dangerous-fault share

Bentley Continental r problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Bentley Continental r MOT tests:

  • Other59%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension25%
  • Steering10%
  • Brakes9%
  • Emissions & nuisance9%
  • Lamps & electrical3%
  • Body & structure2%
  • Seatbelts & equipment1%

Bentley Continental r pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
51100%
6367%
7475%
8580%
9580%
10683%
11475%
12989%
13667%
14786%
15683%
161060%
17875%
18978%
197100%
20875%

Fuel types: Petrol (74)

Most common Bentley Continental r MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Bentley Continental r MOT tests:

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (7 times)
  2. Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (5 times)
  3. Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (5 times)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (4 times)
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (4 times)
  6. Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (4 times)
  7. Oil leak (3 times)
  8. Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (3 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b)) (3 times)
  10. Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay (3 times)
  11. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  12. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  13. Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (2 times)
  14. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) (2 times)
  15. Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (2 times)

Bentley Continental r pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2001 1 22 82% 31,789
2000 1 19 95% 65,901
1998 4 84 76% 49,879
1994 1 25 80% 56,032
1993 2 6 67% 28,879

Bentley Continental r reliability FAQ

Across 74 Bentley Continental r vehicles in our MOT data, 79% pass the MOT (a 21% failure rate), with about 1.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Bentley Continental r MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2); Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)).

The typical Bentley Continental r in our data has covered around 45,666 miles.

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