2017 Bentley Continental GT: MOT pass rate and reliability

95.9% of 2017 Bentley Continental GTs pass the MOT first time, measured across 582 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 27,542 miles.

How the 2017 compares

• Against all Bentley Continental GTs (95.6%, 2,689 tests): +0.3 points
• Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): +12.4 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Bentley Continental GT model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2017 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Bentley Continental GT:

What this means if you are buying a 2017 Continental GT

The 2017 sits close to the Bentley Continental GT average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 9-year-old car fails on

A 2017 car is 9 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

• Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
• Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
• Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
• Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
• Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
• Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2017 Bentley Continental GT the average at test was 27,542 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2017 is the strongest year on record for this model at 95.9%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

• 2016 Bentley Continental GT - 95.4%
• 2018 Bentley Continental GT - 95.9%
• 2019 Bentley Continental GT - 95.3%

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