Bentley Eight
Registered from 1990 to 1991.
About this model
The Bentley Eight was Bentley's "entry-level" offering from 1984 until 1992. Distinguished mainly by a wire-mesh grille radiator instead of vertical slats, the Eight also had somewhat less equipment than the similar Mulsanne on which it was based. This brought the introductory price to under the psychologically important £50,000 mark at the time of introduction, £6,000 less than the Mulsanne. A firmer suspension offered slight handling improvements. The Eight was so popular that sales expanded from the original UK market to Europe and the United States.
From the Wikipedia article Bentley Eight, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1990 6.8 petrol. 4 of 32 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 100% | 4 |
| Suspension | 50% | 2 |
| Brakes | 25% | 1 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 25% | 1 |
| Tyres and wheels | 25% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension component modified so that the suspension is operative or likely to foul
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension component modified so that the suspension is operative or likely to foul
- Brakes — 25% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 25% of its failures
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Tyres and wheels — 25% of its failures
- A tyre seriously 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 lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Front or rear fog lamp switch inoperative or not operating in accordance with the requirements