Does the Bentley Turbo fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Bentley Turbo records 17.30 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.98 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.68, 95% interval −4.91 to −2.46). It ranks 527 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Bentley Turbo by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Bentley Turbo is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 201 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 201 | 3.73 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 138 | 2.56 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 79 | 1.47 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 75 | 1.39 |
| Actuator leaking and braking performance not affected | 67 | 1.24 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,388 (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
If a Bentley Turbo gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.1% of Bentley Turbo MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.3 months and 706 miles later (567 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 567 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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