MOT reliability
Bentley Saloon
180 vehicles · 1,464 completed MOT tests analysed
86%
MOT pass rate
Based on 180 Bentley Saloon vehicles and 1,464 completed MOT tests, the Bentley Saloon has an overall 86% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 64,712 miles.
180
Vehicles
1,464
MOT tests
835
Avg miles / year
1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Bentley Saloon problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Bentley Saloon MOT tests:
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Other107%
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Steering6%
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Emissions & nuisance5%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension5%
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Seatbelts & equipment4%
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Brakes4%
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Body & structure1%
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Lamps & electrical1%
Bentley Saloon pass rate by age
How the Bentley Saloon's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 100% |
| 2 | 4 | 100% |
| 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 5 | 2 | 100% |
| 6 | 4 | 75% |
| 7 | 4 | 100% |
| 8 | 5 | 100% |
| 9 | 4 | 100% |
| 10 | 3 | 100% |
| 11 | 4 | 100% |
| 12 | 5 | 100% |
| 13 | 6 | 83% |
| 14 | 4 | 100% |
| 15 | 9 | 78% |
| 16 | 18 | 78% |
| 17 | 21 | 81% |
| 18 | 26 | 81% |
| 19 | 23 | 78% |
| 20 | 23 | 78% |
Fuel types: Petrol (179), LPG (1)
Most common Bentley Saloon MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Bentley Saloon MOT tests:
- Oil leak (68 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (35 times)
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (26 times)
- Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (20 times)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (20 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (20 times)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (18 times)
- Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a) (18 times)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (17 times)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (17 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (17 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (16 times)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d) (13 times)
- Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (13 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (13 times)
Bentley Saloon pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 7 | 100% | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 16 | 100% | 12,843 |
| 2006 | 2 | 20 | 90% | 59,011 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 61,881 |
| 2000 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 85,337 |
| 1999 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 44,400 |
| 1997 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 83,346 |
| 1996 | 1 | 8 | 100% | 69,006 |
| 1994 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 81,035 |
| 1992 | 1 | 9 | 78% | — |
| 1991 | 2 | 9 | 78% | 49,702 |
| 1990 | 10 | 148 | 76% | 151,769 |
| 1989 | 4 | 39 | 72% | 94,447 |
| 1988 | 6 | 65 | 80% | 111,864 |
| 1987 | 3 | 30 | 87% | 106,751 |
| 1986 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 123,268 |
| 1984 | 1 | 9 | 78% | 83,602 |
| 1983 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 86,807 |
| 1982 | 2 | 15 | 87% | 59,372 |
| 1981 | 2 | 7 | 100% | 43,276 |
| 1978 | 2 | 24 | 88% | 59,396 |
| 1977 | 2 | 3 | 100% | 64,001 |
| 1974 | 1 | 13 | 77% | 45,330 |
| 1973 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 4,112 |
| 1972 | 3 | 37 | 73% | 83,093 |
| 1971 | 4 | 5 | 80% | 44,668 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 92,456 |
| 1969 | 6 | 28 | 61% | 42,867 |
| 1968 | 2 | 39 | 82% | 76,509 |
| 1967 | 1 | 10 | 70% | 19,080 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 22,039 |
| 1964 | 2 | 22 | 68% | 89,322 |
| 1962 | 2 | 18 | 100% | 92,071 |
| 1961 | 4 | 72 | 88% | 52,513 |
| 1960 | 6 | 87 | 90% | 54,015 |
| 1958 | 4 | 33 | 79% | 65,070 |
| 1957 | 2 | 17 | 100% | 39,022 |
| 1956 | 8 | 45 | 82% | 47,072 |
| 1955 | 2 | 6 | 100% | 58,561 |
| 1954 | 6 | 48 | 81% | 71,140 |
| 1953 | 6 | 53 | 91% | 75,965 |
| 1952 | 13 | 111 | 86% | 58,725 |
| 1951 | 6 | 49 | 94% | 51,024 |
| 1950 | 8 | 84 | 90% | 71,471 |
| 1949 | 12 | 64 | 97% | 51,082 |
| 1948 | 2 | 13 | 92% | 18,074 |
| 1939 | 4 | 16 | 100% | 70,296 |
| 1938 | 4 | 24 | 96% | 67,061 |
| 1937 | 7 | 49 | 98% | 52,258 |
| 1936 | 2 | 16 | 100% | 20,143 |
| 1935 | 8 | 35 | 97% | 25,706 |
| 1934 | 2 | 6 | 83% | 78,562 |
| 1932 | 1 | 9 | 100% | 14,921 |
| 1929 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 41,330 |
| 1927 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 9,813 |
Bentley Saloon reliability FAQ
Across 180 Bentley Saloon vehicles in our MOT data,
86% pass the MOT (a 14% failure rate), with about
1 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Bentley Saloon MOT issues are:
Oil leak; Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a).
The typical Bentley Saloon in our data has covered around
64,712 miles.
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