Bentley Turbo MOT reliability

Bentley Turbos passed their MOT first time 83% of the time across 773 tests in 2025. 381 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

83%

MOTs analysed

773

Still licensed (GB)

381

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1997 petrol

199 MOTs

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 68,405 (most between 52,572 and 88,066).

2005: 81% → 2006: 82% → 2007: 78% → 2008: 80% → 2009: 79% → 2010: 80% → 2011: 80% → 2012: 75% → 2013: 77% → 2014: 73% → 2015: 79% → 2016: 76% → 2017: 81% → 2018: 81% → 2019: 80% → 2020: 83% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 84% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (2.5%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (2.5%)
Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (1.5%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.5%)
Position lamp: not working (1.5%)

Where 1997 Turbos fail

Brakes

7.0%

Lights & electrics

6.5%

Suspension & axles

6.0%

Visibility & wipers

3.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.0%

Steering

2.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.0%

Wheels & tyres

0.5%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.