Pass rate
90.0%
Above average — 16.0 pts ahead of the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 70 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£88
2009 Bentley Brooklands MOT pass rate
- 2009
- typical 21,011 mi
Only 70 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Suspension
26.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2008 98.3% pass
- Avoid 2009 90.0% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 8.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 89.4%
- Typical mileage
- 21k mi
The 2009 Bentley Brooklands MOT pass rate is 90.0% of its MOT tests — 16.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.1% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.4× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 13.0% of everything recorded on the 2009 Bentley Brooklands, against 5.5% nationally — 7.5 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 26.1%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 74.0% and this one manages 90.0% — 16.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 29% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2009 Bentley Brooklands compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 16.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 89.4%. The median 2009 Bentley Brooklands in this dataset had covered 21,011 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 7.14% of tests.
- 70 recorded tests behind this page.
- 90.0% overall pass rate, 89.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Bentley Brooklands, the average is 95.2% — best year 2008 (98.3%), worst 2009 (90.0%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 70
- Typical mileage (median)
- 21,011 mi
- Make and model
- Bentley Brooklands
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Brooklands MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Brooklands
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 20 | 85.0% |
| South East | 15 | 100.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2009 Brooklands
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2009 Brooklands
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 7.1% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check corrosion 1.4% of tests
“chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the lights 1.4% of tests
“headlamp aim too far to the right”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2009 Brooklands through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£88 — and 29% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£88
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: chassis condition or chassis has excessive…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 29%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 70 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Brooklands, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2008 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 90.0% to 98.3% — a spread of 8.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2008 98.3% flexible brake hoses slightly…
- 2009 90.0%ball joint dust cover severely…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2009 Bentley Brooklands with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2009 cars with a similar record
- BMW M3 90.3%
- Porsche Cayman 90.3%
- Porsche 911 91.3%
- Porsche Boxster 91.4%
- Toyota Estima 86.7%
- BMW Z4 85.3%
Closest pass rates among 2009 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2009 Bentley Brooklands 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 23 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6 | 26.10% | 20.98% | +5.12 |
| Tyres | 6 | 26.10% | 19.76% | +6.34 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3 | 13.00% | 5.52% | +7.48 |
| Brakes | 2 | 8.70% | 20.89% | −12.19 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2 | 8.70% | 12.21% | −3.51 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 8.70% | 5.57% | +3.13 |
| Visibility | 1 | 4.30% | 4.97% | −0.67 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 4.30% | 0.82% | +3.48 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 7.1% | £18–45 |
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.4% | £180–450 |
| Door condition cannot be opened from outside the vehicle Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.4% | £80–250 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too far to the right Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.4% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too far to the right Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.4% | £30–80 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.4% | £3–12 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Rectified | 1.4% | £3–12 |
| Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 1.4% | £3–12 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 1.4% | £5–15 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 4.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 1.4% | £45–110 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.4% | £18–45 |
| Parking brake efficiency (trikes, quads and pre-68 vehicles) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Advisory | 1.4% | £25–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 49 | 91.8% | 16,041 mi |
| 30-60k | 14 | 92.9% | 41,857 mi |
| 60-90k | 7 | 71.4% | 79,034 mi |
Source: 70 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2009 Brooklands MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Bentley Brooklands?
90.0% of the 70 2009 Bentley Brooklands tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 89.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Bentley Brooklands?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (7.14%), chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (1.43%), door condition cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (1.43%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Bentley Brooklands MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.8% of the time, falling to 71.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Bentley Brooklands in this dataset had covered 21,011 mi.