Bentley Continental
Registered from 1990 to 2020.
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.
From the Wikipedia article Bentley Continental GT, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 6.0 petrol. 110 of 1,451 tests failed, 8%.
Better than 99% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 37% | 41 |
| Brakes | 32% | 35 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 22% | 24 |
| Suspension | 21% | 23 |
| Lights and electrics | 16% | 18 |
| Visibility | 10% | 11 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Where it stands out against its peers
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 95% of 2007 cars — 37% of its 110 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 21%.
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 — 37% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Brakes — 32% of its failures
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Exhaust and emissions — 22% of its failures
- Suspension — 21% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 16% of its failures
- Visibility — 10% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 15% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 1% | 12% | 79 | |
| 20–40k miles | 6% | 16% | 324 | |
| 40–60k miles | 7% | 21% | 480 | |
| 60–80k miles | 9% | 24% | 338 | |
| 80–100k miles | 6% | 27% | 144 | |
| 100–120k miles | 15% | 29% | 53 |
1,418 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.0 petrol · 2512 kg · 3194 mm wheelbase · 14.1 L/100km (WLTP) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/00017/20
The connecting hose of the hydraulic power assisted steering system may detach from connecting pipe of the cooler. Consequently, hydraulic steering fluid could leak, resulting in a loss of steering control and increasing the risks of an accident, to following traffic and of a fire.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/1067/17
A pipe to the power-steering cooler can come loose, leading to a risk of fire as well as loss of power-steering assistance, which could lead to an accident.
Recall of the product from end users