Bentley Turbo: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Bentley Turbo passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 8.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 795 individual Bentley Turbo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 85.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 15 in every 100 Bentley Turbos 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 Turbo tested had covered 80,309 miles and was built around 1993.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Bentley Turbo sits 8.8 points above the national average, ranked 1,210 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.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Bentley Turbo rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Bentley Turbos at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Bentley Turbo

1. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 3.8% of tests (2.9x the national rate for this defect)
2. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 2.1% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this defect)
3. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1.9% of tests
4. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 1.8% of tests (4.8x the national rate for this defect)
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
6. Actuator leaking and braking performance not affected, 1.5% of tests (23.29x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.4% of tests
8. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.3% of tests (2.86x the national rate for this defect)
9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.3% of tests
10. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 1.3% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect)

From 796 DVSA-tracked Bentley Turbo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.03% of these flagged Bentley Turbo defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Bentley Turbo

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 Turbo before it actually fails on it.

1. Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning, 3.5% of tests (14.57x the national rate for this advisory)
2. A wheel bearing with excessive play, 8.7% of tests (13.36x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 13.3% of tests (2.39x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 10.1% of tests (1.62x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 1.9% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this advisory)
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 5.5% of tests (1.41x the national rate for this advisory)
7. A tyre seriously damaged, 16.3% of tests, also fails
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 5.4% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 4.9% of tests
10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4.6% of tests, also fails

From 796 DVSA-tracked Bentley Turbo tests, 2024.

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 Flying Spur - 93.6%
• Bentley Continental GT V8 Auto - 94.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Audi A7 - 85.5%
• Abarth 595c - 85.5%
• Kia Proceed GT Isg S-A - 85.5%
• MINI Cooper S Auto - 85.5%
• Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dynamic Se A - 85.5%
• Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Lne Night Ed Prm D A - 85.5%

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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