Bentley Continental GT
Registered from 2015 to 2025.
About this model
The Bentley Continental GT is a grand touring car manufactured and marketed by the British company Bentley Motors since 2003. The Continental GT is offered as a two-door coupé or convertible, with four seats. It was the first new Bentley released after the company's acquisition by Volkswagen AG in 1998, and the first Bentley to employ mass production manufacturing techniques. It was later joined by the Bentley Continental Flying Spur, a four-door saloon car variant.
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What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2019 6.0 petrol. 35 of 802 tests failed, 4%.
Better than 91% of 2019 cars. The typical one fails 9%, across 908 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 77% | 27 |
| Lights and electrics | 11% | 4 |
| Brakes | 6% | 2 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 6% | 2 |
| Suspension | 6% | 2 |
| Plates and identity | 3% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Where it stands out against its peers
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 91% of 2019 cars — 77% of its 35 failed tests, where an ordinary 2019 car has 49%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 77% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 6% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 6% of its failures
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- Lights and electrics — 11% of its failures
- 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
- Seat belts and airbags — 6% of its failures
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.0 petrol · 538 hp · 2410 kg · 2849 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2020 | 4.0 petrol · 542 hp · 2411 kg · 2849 mm wheelbase · 11.5 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 6.0 petrol · 626 hp · 2489 kg · 2849 mm wheelbase · 13.3 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 6.0 petrol · 2319 kg · 2851 mm wheelbase · 12.9 L/100km (WLTP) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/01239/23
The water pump can generate negative pressure and allow coolant fluid to seep through the pump housing and onto the electrical circuit board and connections. This can short circuit and in some cases thermally damage the external coolant pump harness, increasing the risk of fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/0194/19
Due to a software fault a temporary loss of power assistance could occur, requiring the driver to apply additional steering force. This could lead to an accident.
Recall of the product from end users
SR/04367/25
The high-pressure fuel pump is not correctly attached to the engine, which could lead to a fuel leak, and a fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of Motor Vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users