Bentley Azure
Registered from 1996 to 2009.
About this model
The Bentley Azure is a four-seater convertible grand tourer produced by British automobile manufacturer Bentley Motors. The first version debuted in 1995 on the Bentley Continental R platform and was made until 2003. After a three-year break, a completely new version debuted in 2006 and was produced until 2010. It was powered by a significantly updated engine and based on the newer Arnage platform.
From the Wikipedia article Bentley Azure, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1996 6.8 petrol. 6 of 35 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 100% | 6 |
| Visibility | 50% | 3 |
| Brakes | 33% | 2 |
| Steering | 17% | 1 |
| Tyres and wheels | 17% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Audible warning inoperative
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 33% of its failures
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- Steering — 17% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 17% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Lights and electrics — 100% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 50% of its failures
- An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible