Bentley Mulsanne MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Bentley Mulsanne MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Bentley Mulsanne passed on its first attempt in 96.0%, and its overall record sits +15.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Bentley Mulsanne in the 2023–2025 data: 2,256 tests across 11 model years (2010–2020). 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 Mulsanne MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Bentley Mulsanne, the Tyres 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 Mulsanne's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Bentley Mulsanne DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Bentley Mulsanne, each with how many of the model's 2,256 tests it was noted on.

• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 23 Bentley Mulsanne tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 14 Bentley Mulsanne tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 11 Bentley Mulsanne tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 8 Bentley Mulsanne tests, 0.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak" (Major) — noted on about 6 Bentley Mulsanne tests, 0.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 5 Bentley Mulsanne tests, 0.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Bentley Mulsanne Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Bentley Mulsanne model year on record is 2020 (98.6% across 71 tests), and the weakest is 2011 (93.4%). The gap between them is 5.2 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 Mulsanne Owners

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

• the lights — “malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”

  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.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the shock absorbers — “shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”

  Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.

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

Where the Bentley Mulsanne is most common

Across every Mulsanne model year on record (2010–2020): 1,311 Bentley Mulsanne cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,256 tests. London (SW) has the most, with 123 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Bentley Mulsanne cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Bentley Mulsanne MOT & Reliability