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BENTLEY CONTINENTAL - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/bentley/continental

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Bentley

Model: Continental

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 62,251 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

90.5%

Share of this model's 62,251 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

25.3 mpg

CO2 emission

264 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£765/yr

Average vehicle miles

55,864

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

56,195

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

16.8

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

10,029

10,029 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

62,251

62,251 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

10,029On the road

Insight summary

Bentley Continental is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 10,029 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 90.5% from 62,251 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 84. The current pool shows an average of 55,864 miles and an average age of 16.8 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 56,195 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are engine warning light, windscreen damage and lighting. The practical read is that the Bentley Continental looks convincing in this view, especially where normal wear items have been kept on top of.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	10,022
DIESEL	2
LPG	2
OTHER	2
ELECTRIC	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1,059
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	364
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	209
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	202
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	188
Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	187
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	186
Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	184
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	184
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	134
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	125
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	124
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	120
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	118
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	118
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	111
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	108
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	105
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	103
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	102
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	97
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	96
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	94
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	90
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	89

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 4,497 defects across this top 25 set

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

1,059

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

364

Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))

209

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

202

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))

188

Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

187

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

186

Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

184

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

184

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))

134

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

125

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

124

Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

120

Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

118

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

118

Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

111

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

108

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

105

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

103

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

102

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Bentley Continental reliability and MOT data