Bentley Continental MOT pass rate by year
How the Bentley Continental's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1994 to 2021, across the DVSA record.
What is the Bentley Continental MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Bentley Continental model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Bentley Continental averages 9.5% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 81.3% | 18.7% | 1,307 |
| 1995 | 84.9% | 15.1% | 1,010 |
| 1996 | 84.6% | 15.4% | 1,123 |
| 1997 | 85.4% | 14.6% | 1,584 |
| 1998 | 87.9% | 12.1% | 1,293 |
| 2004 | 88.7% | 11.3% | 30,280 |
| 2005 | 88.6% | 11.4% | 29,565 |
| 2006 | 88.9% | 11.1% | 25,240 |
| 2007 | 90.4% | 9.6% | 28,007 |
| 2008 | 90.8% | 9.2% | 16,978 |
| 2009 | 91.0% | 9.0% | 7,523 |
| 2010 | 90.9% | 9.1% | 8,786 |
| 2011 | 91.7% | 8.3% | 8,170 |
| 2012 | 92.0% | 8.0% | 9,764 |
| 2013 | 92.7% | 7.3% | 8,561 |
| 2014 | 93.6% | 6.4% | 8,066 |
| 2015 | 94.4% | 5.6% | 7,534 |
| 2016 | 94.5% | 5.5% | 7,008 |
| 2017 | 94.8% | 5.2% | 4,897 |
| 2018 | 94.9% | 5.1% | 3,675 |
| 2019 | 95.3% | 4.7% | 4,064 |
| 2020 | 95.6% | 4.4% | 2,479 |
| 2021 | 95.5% | 4.5% | 1,169 |
Does age change how often a Bentley Continental fails?
Older Bentley Continentals fail more often, as expected. The 1994 cars fail 18.7% of tests against 4.5% for the 2021. Across every year the model averages 9.5%. The 1994 is the weakest year at 18.7%, and the 2020 the strongest at 4.4%.
More on the Bentley Continental
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Bentley Continental: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Bentley models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain