Does the Bentley Brooklands fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Bentley Brooklands records 9.05 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 30.45 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−21.40, 95% interval −23.46 to −19.34). It ranks 708 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Bentley Brooklands is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 52 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 52 | 1.89 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 36 | 1.31 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,751 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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