Bentley Continental GT MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Bentley Continental GT in Great Britain in 2025 — 14,606 tests. Figures cover every Continental GT first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Continental GT ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
91.7%
19.4 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
14,606
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
2.3%
of Continental GT first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
33,750
middle half: 21,250–46,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Bentley Continental GT cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 17,022 Bentley Continental GT cars that were taxed or on SORN: 13,410 taxed and 3,612 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Bentley Continental GT vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
13,410
78.8% of the 17,022 Continental GT cars taxed or on SORN; 48 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
3,612
declared off the road by their keepers — 21.2% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Continental GT cars peaked at 13,806 at the end of 2022 and has since fallen by 396 (2.9%) to 13,410 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 581 at the end of 2014 to 3,612 at the end of 2025, up 521.7%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Continental GT cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

05k10k15k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Continental GT cars, year 2014: 11kTaxed Continental GT cars, year 2015: 12kTaxed Continental GT cars, year 2016: 12kTaxed Continental GT cars, year 2017: 12kTaxed Continental GT cars, year 2018: 13kTaxed Continental GT cars, year 2019: 13kTaxed Continental GT cars, year 2020: 13kTaxed Continental GT cars, year 2021: 14kTaxed Continental GT cars, year 2022: 14kTaxed Continental GT cars, year 2023: 14kTaxed Continental GT cars, year 2024: 13kTaxed Continental GT cars, year 2025: 13k13k
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YearTaxed Continental GT cars
201411,023
201511,542
201612,112
201712,431
201812,767
201913,430
202013,488
202113,669
202213,806
202313,561
202413,215
202513,410

Continental GT cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

01k2k3k4k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Continental GT cars on SORN, year 2014: 581Continental GT cars on SORN, year 2015: 724Continental GT cars on SORN, year 2016: 882Continental GT cars on SORN, year 2017: 1kContinental GT cars on SORN, year 2018: 1kContinental GT cars on SORN, year 2019: 2kContinental GT cars on SORN, year 2020: 2kContinental GT cars on SORN, year 2021: 2kContinental GT cars on SORN, year 2022: 2kContinental GT cars on SORN, year 2023: 3kContinental GT cars on SORN, year 2024: 3kContinental GT cars on SORN, year 2025: 4k4k
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YearContinental GT cars on SORN
2014581
2015724
2016882
20171,098
20181,335
20191,519
20202,105
20212,160
20222,481
20232,804
20243,304
20253,612

Which model years survive

Taxed Continental GT cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 13,410 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 3 taxed Continental GT cars have no recorded year of manufacture and are not in the table, so the rows add up to 13,407. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Continental GT cars
20254573.4%
20243092.3%
20233322.5%
20224213.1%
20213672.7%
20205754.3%
20197355.5%
20185464.1%
20176034.5%
20167535.6%
20156935.2%
20146274.7%
20136334.7%
20126134.6%
20114643.5%
20104223.1%
20093492.6%
20086975.2%
20071,0367.7%
20068246.1%
20058916.6%
20047986.0%
All other build years (29 years, each under 1%)2622.0%

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, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name CONTINENTAL under this model. 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 the Continental GT ages

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

Bentley Continental GTAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 5: 97.1%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 6: 96.6%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 7: 95.8%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 8: 94.8%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 9: 93.7%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 10: 94.9%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 11: 92.8%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 12: 91.2%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 13: 92%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 14: 89.9%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 15: 89.6%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 17: 90.8%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 18: 90.3%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 19: 87.6%Bentley Continental GT, vehicle age 20: 87.7%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 Continental GT 87.7%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Continental GT testsContinental GT pass rateAll cars
551797.1%86.0%
680396.6%83.5%
759495.8%80.9%
865194.8%78.2%
985993.7%74.9%
1079894.9%71.9%
1174992.8%68.6%
1272591.2%65.8%
1373692.0%63.5%
1454789.9%61.2%
1554989.6%59.3%
1788190.8%57.2%
181,33390.3%57.4%
191,04587.6%57.0%
201,09387.7%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

Continental GT ahead
-34-17+0+17+34Age 5: +11.1 points vs the average car5Age 6: +13.1 points vs the average carAge 7: +14.9 points vs the average car7Age 8: +16.6 points vs the average carAge 9: +18.8 points vs the average car9Age 10: +23.0 points vs the average carAge 11: +24.2 points vs the average car11Age 12: +25.4 points vs the average carAge 13: +28.5 points vs the average car13Age 14: +28.7 points vs the average carAge 15: +30.3 points vs the average car15Age 17: +33.6 points vs the average car17Age 18: +32.9 points vs the average carAge 19: +30.6 points vs the average car19Age 20: +30.1 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
5+11.1
6+13.1
7+14.9
8+16.6
9+18.8
10+23.0
11+24.2
12+25.4
13+28.5
14+28.7
15+30.3
17+33.6
18+32.9
19+30.6
20+30.1

The Continental GT fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Continental GT fleet still in use.

05001k1k2kAge 5: 5175Age 6: 803Age 7: 5947Age 8: 651Age 9: 8599Age 10: 798Age 11: 74911Age 12: 725Age 13: 73613Age 14: 547Age 15: 54915Age 17: 88117Age 18: 1kAge 19: 1k19Age 20: 1k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
5517
6803
7594
8651
9859
10798
11749
12725
13736
14547
15549
17881
181,333
191,045
201,093

What a Continental GT fails on

Where the failure items land when a Continental GT fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Tyres19.4%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19.4%
Brakes15.7%
Noise, emissions and leaks15.4%
Suspension9.3%
Visibility5.9%
Identification of the vehicle5.4%
Body, chassis, structure4.0%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (94.6% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

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

Tyres: 47.6% of advisories47.6%Brakes: 27.6% of advisories27.6%Suspension: 14.0% of advisories14.0%Non-component advisories: 3.5% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 1.8% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 1.4% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres47.6%
Brakes27.6%
Suspension14.0%
Non-component advisories3.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks1.8%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1.4%

What mileage is normal for a Continental GT?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Continental GT; 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 Continental GT (median)
0k25k50k75k100k579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 5: typical 16,250 miles (middle half 11,250–23,750)Age 6: typical 18,750 miles (middle half 11,250–28,750)Age 7: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 16,250–31,250)Age 8: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 18,750–36,250)Age 9: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 21,250–41,250)Age 10: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 21,250–46,250)Age 11: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 26,250–48,750)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 31,250–63,750)Age 15: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 31,250–63,750)Age 17: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 38,750–71,250)Age 18: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 38,750–73,750)Age 19: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 43,750–81,250)Age 20: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 46,250–83,750)66k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
511,25016,25023,750
611,25018,75028,750
716,25023,75031,250
818,75028,75036,250
921,25031,25041,250
1021,25033,75046,250
1126,25038,75048,750
1228,75041,25056,250
1328,75043,75058,750
1431,25046,25063,750
1531,25046,25063,750
1738,75056,25071,250
1838,75056,25073,750
1943,75061,25081,250
2046,25066,25083,750

What fails at each age

The Continental GT's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresIdentification of the vehicleNoise, emissions and leaksBrakesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentSuspensionVisibilityEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres53.3%
3-5 yrsIdentification of the vehicle16.7%
3-5 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks8.3%
3-5 yrsBrakes6.7%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6.7%
3-5 yrsEverything else8.3%
6-9 yrsTyres49.7%
6-9 yrsIdentification of the vehicle14.2%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7.7%
6-9 yrsSuspension7.7%
6-9 yrsBrakes6.5%
6-9 yrsEverything else14.2%
10-13 yrsTyres28.8%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.2%
10-13 yrsVisibility11.6%
10-13 yrsBrakes10.9%
10-13 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks9.5%
10-13 yrsEverything else16.0%
14+ yrsBrakes20.2%
14+ yrsNoise, emissions and leaks17.4%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment17.4%
14+ yrsTyres15.3%
14+ yrsSuspension11.9%
14+ yrsEverything else17.8%
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