Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 17.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 721 individual Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 94.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 5 in every 100 Bentley Continental GT V8 Autos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto tested had covered 14,024 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto sits 17.9 points above the national average, ranked 84 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Common failure reasons

We hold no separate DVSA failure-reason breakdown for the Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto itself, which fails on much the same things as most cars. National car failure mix, DVSA latest quarter:

1. Lights and electrics, 10.36% of tests
2. Suspension, 8.65% of tests
3. Tyres, 6.23% of tests
4. Brakes, 6.1% of tests
5. Visibility (wipers, washers, glass), 4.65% of tests

Most common MOT advisories on a Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto before it actually fails on it.

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 10.8% of tests
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 5.4% of tests
3. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.6% of tests
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.6% of tests
5. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.3% of tests
6. Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off, 0.1% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this advisory)
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.1% of tests

From 720 DVSA-tracked Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto tests, 2024.

Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto's first-time pass rate has fallen 3 points, from 96.7% to 93.7%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto year:

• 2020 Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto - 96.7% first-time pass, 330 tests
• 2021 Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto - 93.7% first-time pass, 332 tests

Other Bentley models

• Bentley Continental - 90.8%
• Bentley Continental GT - 95.1%
• Bentley Bentayga - 95.3%
• Bentley Arnage - 87.7%
• Bentley Mulsanne - 93.4%
• Bentley Turbo - 85.5%
• Bentley Flying Spur - 93.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Kia Stonic GT-Line Isg Mhev - 94.6%
• Volkswagen T-Roc Active Tsi Evo S-A - 94.6%
• Peugeot Expert S L2 Bluehdi - 94.6%
• Jaguar I-Pace Hse - 94.6%
• Mazda Mx-30 Sport Lux Ev - 94.6%
• Volkswagen T-Roc United Tsi Evo S-A - 94.6%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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