Bentley Brooklands MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Bentley Brooklands MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Bentley Brooklands passed on its first attempt in 95.0%, and its overall record sits +14.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Bentley Brooklands in the 2023–2025 data: 185 tests across 2 model years (2008–2009). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Bentley Brooklands MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Bentley Brooklands, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Bentley Brooklands's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Bentley Brooklands DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Bentley Brooklands, each with how many of the model's 185 tests it was noted on.

• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 5 Bentley Brooklands tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too far to the right" (Rectified) — noted on about 2 Bentley Brooklands tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 2 Bentley Brooklands tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 2 Bentley Brooklands tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting" (Major) — noted on about 1 Bentley Brooklands tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Door condition cannot be opened from outside the vehicle" (Major) — noted on about 1 Bentley Brooklands tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Bentley Brooklands Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Bentley Brooklands model year on record is 2008 (98.3% across 115 tests), and the weakest is 2009 (90.0%). The gap between them is 8.3 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Bentley Brooklands Owners

These checks follow this Bentley Brooklands's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Bentley Brooklands.

• the suspension joints — “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.

• the lights — “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.

• corrosion — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Bentley Brooklands. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Bentley Brooklands MOT & Reliability