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Does the Bentley Turbo fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Bentley Turbo records 2.23 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.53 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−5.30, 95% interval −6.04 to −4.57). It ranks 629 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on steering · check a Bentley Turbo by registration

What exactly fails on steering?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Bentley Turbo is “Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning”, recorded 39 times in 2019–2024.

Bentley Turbo: most frequent steering defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning390.72

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

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