Bentley MOT pass rates by model

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a class-4 Bentley in Great Britain in 2025 — 23,370 tests. How they age, and how each model compares, computed by SortedCars from the official DVSA record of every test.

Bentley pass rate 2025
91.3%
19.0 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); covers all Bentley class-4 vehicles; unadjusted for fleet age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
23,370
first tests, 2025
Models tracked
2
with 2,000+ tests in 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
2.4%
of Bentley first tests; national 7.3%

How many Bentley cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 35,080 Bentley cars that were taxed or on SORN: 26,106 taxed and 8,974 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper), so 74.4% of them were taxed. DVLA lists 9 named Bentley car models, counted across the whole United Kingdom. A further 4,841 taxed Bentley cars are on the register with no model name recorded; they are in the totals here and under no model below. These are counts of cars, not tests, and cars only: vans, pickups and motorhomes are recorded as goods vehicles or motor caravans in the licensing data and are not in these figures. The model table below carries the count for each model DVLA records under a name of its own.

Still taxed, end of 2025
26,106
74.4% of the 35,080 Bentley cars taxed or on SORN
On SORN, end of 2025
8,974
declared off the road by their keepers — 25.6% of that total

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only; the make totals include cars recorded with no model name, the model figures exclude them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How Bentley cars age

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Bentley vs all cars, 2025.

BentleyAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Bentley, vehicle age 3: 96.4%Bentley, vehicle age 4: 96.3%Bentley, vehicle age 5: 96.3%Bentley, vehicle age 6: 96.3%Bentley, vehicle age 7: 95.1%Bentley, vehicle age 8: 95.1%Bentley, vehicle age 9: 93.2%Bentley, vehicle age 10: 94.3%Bentley, vehicle age 11: 93.4%Bentley, vehicle age 12: 91.6%Bentley, vehicle age 13: 92.4%Bentley, vehicle age 14: 90.4%Bentley, vehicle age 15: 90.2%Bentley, vehicle age 17: 91.3%Bentley, vehicle age 18: 89.8%Bentley, vehicle age 19: 88.4%Bentley, vehicle age 20: 88.2%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Bentley 88.2%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Bentley testsBentley pass rateAll cars
31,09596.4%88.5%
493896.3%87.2%
51,06596.3%86.0%
61,25796.3%83.5%
71,22295.1%80.9%
81,37795.1%78.2%
91,49293.2%74.9%
101,08394.3%71.9%
111,03293.4%68.6%
1285791.6%65.8%
1381492.4%63.5%
1464590.4%61.2%
1559990.2%59.3%
1799491.3%57.2%
181,45089.8%57.4%
191,17288.4%57.0%
201,22988.2%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

Bentley's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: Bentley beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Bentley ahead
-36-18+0+18+36Age 3: +7.9 points vs the average car3Age 4: +9.1 points vs the average carAge 5: +10.3 points vs the average car5Age 6: +12.8 points vs the average carAge 7: +14.2 points vs the average car7Age 8: +16.9 points vs the average carAge 9: +18.3 points vs the average car9Age 10: +22.4 points vs the average carAge 11: +24.8 points vs the average car11Age 12: +25.8 points vs the average carAge 13: +28.9 points vs the average car13Age 14: +29.2 points vs the average carAge 15: +30.9 points vs the average car15Age 17: +34.1 points vs the average car17Age 18: +32.4 points vs the average carAge 19: +31.4 points vs the average car19Age 20: +30.6 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+7.9
4+9.1
5+10.3
6+12.8
7+14.2
8+16.9
9+18.3
10+22.4
11+24.8
12+25.8
13+28.9
14+29.2
15+30.9
17+34.1
18+32.4
19+31.4
20+30.6

The Bentley fleet on the road, by age

How many Bentley cars of each age took a first MOT in 2025 — the shape of the Bentley fleet still in use.

05001k1k2kAge 3: 1k3Age 4: 938Age 5: 1k5Age 6: 1kAge 7: 1k7Age 8: 1kAge 9: 1k9Age 10: 1kAge 11: 1k11Age 12: 857Age 13: 81413Age 14: 645Age 15: 59915Age 17: 99417Age 18: 1kAge 19: 1k19Age 20: 1k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
31,095
4938
51,065
61,257
71,222
81,377
91,492
101,083
111,032
12857
13814
14645
15599
17994
181,450
191,172
201,229

What a Bentley fails on

Where the failure items land when a Bentley fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Every make has a signature — this is Bentley's.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19.6%
Brakes19.5%
Tyres15.8%
Suspension13.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks11.6%
Visibility6.3%
Identification of the vehicle4.3%
Body, chassis, structure3.9%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (94.5% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" on a Bentley, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 41.6% of advisories41.6%Brakes: 25.0% of advisories25.0%Suspension: 17.8% of advisories17.8%Noise, emissions and leaks: 4.6% of advisoriesNon-component advisories: 3.9% of advisoriesSteering: 2.5% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksNon-component advisoriesSteering
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres41.6%
Brakes25.0%
Suspension17.8%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.6%
Non-component advisories3.9%
Steering2.5%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Bentley?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 91.2% of 22,542 tests91.2%Petrol22,542 testsDiesel: 94.1% of 540 tests94.1%Diesel540 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol22,54291.2%
Diesel54094.1%

What mileage is normal for a Bentley?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, all Bentley class-4 vehicles, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Bentley; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Bentley (median)
0k25k50k75k100k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 13,750 miles (middle half 8,750–23,750)Age 4: typical 18,750 miles (middle half 11,250–28,750)Age 5: typical 21,250 miles (middle half 13,750–31,250)Age 6: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 13,750–33,750)Age 7: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 18,750–46,250)Age 8: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 23,750–51,250)Age 9: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 21,250–48,750)Age 10: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 23,750–46,250)Age 11: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 26,250–51,250)Age 12: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 28,750–56,250)Age 13: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 28,750–58,750)Age 14: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 31,250–61,250)Age 15: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 28,750–63,750)Age 17: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 36,250–71,250)Age 18: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 38,750–73,750)Age 19: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 41,250–78,750)Age 20: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 46,250–81,250)66k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
38,75013,75023,750
411,25018,75028,750
513,75021,25031,250
613,75023,75033,750
718,75028,75046,250
823,75033,75051,250
921,25033,75048,750
1023,75033,75046,250
1126,25038,75051,250
1228,75041,25056,250
1328,75043,75058,750
1431,25046,25061,250
1528,75046,25063,750
1736,25053,75071,250
1838,75056,25073,750
1941,25058,75078,750
2046,25066,25081,250

Every Bentley model in the data

First-time pass rate per model, 2025. Every model with at least 2,000 tests is listed — all 2 of them, ordered by number of tests; models with 5,000+ tests link to their own page. All trims and variants are grouped under one model name. Pass rates are unadjusted for age: models with older fleets sit lower. The last three columns are the number of that model on DVLA's register at the end of 2025 — taxed, on SORN, and the taxed share — from the licensing statistics rather than the MOT record. They are left blank for vans, pickups and car-and-van models, which the licensing data counts as goods vehicles rather than cars, and for models DVLA does not record under a name of their own. DVLA's model groupings do not always draw the line where the MOT grouping does; each model page says what its count covers.

Model Tests 2025Pass rate Taxed, end 2025SORN, end 2025 Taxed share
Continental GT14,60691.7%13,4103,61278.8%
Bentayga3,22995.3%4,12042890.6%
How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.