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MOT reliability

Bentley S

9 vehicles · 43 completed MOT tests analysed
86%
MOT pass rate

Based on 9 Bentley S vehicles and 43 completed MOT tests, the Bentley S has an overall 86% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 56,093 miles.

9
Vehicles
43
MOT tests
1,021
Avg miles / year
0.5
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Bentley S problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Bentley S MOT tests:

  • Other130%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment5%

Fuel types: Petrol (9)

Most common Bentley S MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (3 times)
  2. Nearside Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp (1.4.A.2h) (2 times)
  3. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (2 times)
  4. Offside Front Front suspension has slight play in a upper wishbone bearing (2.5.B.1a) (2 times)
  5. prop shaft rear u/j slight free play. (2 times)
  6. Nearside Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (1 times)
  7. Nearside Front Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1) (1 times)
  8. Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (1 times)
  9. Offside Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (1 times)
  10. Offside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (1 times)
  11. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) (1 times)
  12. Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.C.1a) (1 times)
  13. Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1) (1 times)
  14. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  15. Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a) (1 times)

Bentley S pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1960 1 1 100% 89,817
1959 3 8 100% 56,062
1957 1 7 100% 61,337
1956 4 27 78% 46,375

Bentley S reliability FAQ

Across 9 Bentley S vehicles in our MOT data, 86% pass the MOT (a 14% failure rate), with about 0.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Bentley S MOT issues are: Oil leak; Nearside Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp (1.4.A.2h); Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c).

The typical Bentley S in our data has covered around 56,093 miles.

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