Bentley Turbo
Reliability, estimated running costs, and MOT data across 9 model years from 2,163 MOT tests in 2024.
Avg Pass Rate
88%
Total Tests
2,163
Highest Pass Rate
1990 (93%)
Years Covered
9
About the Bentley Turbo
The Bentley Turbo was MOT tested 2,163 times in 2024 (DVSA data, retests included) across 9 model years (1990 to 1998), with an average pass rate of 88%. That's comfortably above the average of 82% across all models in our data. Our records list petrol versions.
Best and Worst Years
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 1990 model has the highest pass rate at 93% from 243 tests. The 1995 model has the lowest at 80%. The 13 point gap means pass rates vary somewhat between years, but no year is dramatically different. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger.
Reliability Trend
The Bentley Turbo has maintained consistent MOT pass rates across model years, varying by only 2 percentage points.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (1990) averages 86,937 miles, while the newest (1998) averages 62,722 miles.
Compared to the Bentley brand average of 94%, the Turbo is 6 points lower, placing it among the less reliable Bentley models.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on 7,400 miles/year, average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026), and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.
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Bentley Turbo by Year
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Questions about the Bentley Turbo
Is the Bentley Turbo reliable?
Across its 9 model years in our data (1990 to 1998), the Bentley Turbo averages an 88% MOT pass rate, from 2,163 tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). That's 6 points above the average of 82% across all models in the same data. The 1990 model has the highest pass rate of the years with at least 100 tests, at 93%.
Which year Bentley Turbo has the best MOT pass rate?
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 1990 Bentley Turbo has the highest MOT pass rate at 93%, while the 1995 model has the lowest at 80%, a 13 point gap. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger, so compare years of a similar age.
Are newer Bentley Turbos more reliable?
The Bentley Turbo has maintained consistent MOT pass rates across model years, varying by only 2 percentage points.
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