Car statistics by year

2010 Bentley Continental

Bentley Continental cars first registered in 2010: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2010, so like is set against like.

A year of the Bentley Continental. “2010” is the year of first registration.

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550 MOT tests of 2010 Bentley Continental cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 89.6% All 2010 cars 59.3%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 47,100 miles; all 2010 cars 98,700
  • Left at the end of 2025 570 96.3% of the 592 at the end of 2014
  • Tests with an advisory 23.1% All 2010 cars 66.7%
  • MOT tests in 2025 550 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2010 Bentley Continentals do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 15 years old, 89.6% of 2010 Bentley Continental MOT tests were passed first time, against 59.3% for all cars first registered in 2010. 2010 Bentley Continentals did better than average for their age, by 30.3 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 88.9% of the time (all 2010 cars 59.7%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Bentley Continental vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Bentley Continental bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Bentley Continental compared with all cars
First registered Bentley ContinentalAll cars
’04 84.9%57.9%
’05 87.8%57.7%
’06 87.6%56.9%
’07 90.2%57.3%
’08 90.8%57.0%
’10 89.6%59.3%
’11 90.0%61.5%
’12 92.0%63.6%
’13 91.2%66.0%
’14 92.8%69.1%
’15 94.9%72.6%
’16 93.7%75.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2010 Bentley Continental

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 23.1% of 2010 Bentley Continental tests had at least one (all 2010 cars 66.7%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2010 Bentley Continental tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 7.1%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 6.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 5.1%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 2.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 1.8%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2010 Bentley Continental?

Half of the 2010 Bentley Continentals tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 47,100 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 31,700 and a quarter more than 63,100. For all cars first registered in 2010, the middle figure was 98,700 miles, so 2010 Bentley Continentals have been driven 52.3% less far than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2010 Bentley Continental and all 2010 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2010 Bentley Continental 20,900 31,700 47,100 63,100 77,300 524
All 2010 cars 51,300 72,900 98,700 126,900 155,200 1,188,752
miles

Half of the 2010 Bentley Continentals tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 47,100 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2010 Bentley Continentals are left?

At the end of 2014, 592 2010 Bentley Continentals were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom (these counts start in 2014). By the end of 2025, 570 were: 419 licensed and 151 declared off the road (SORN). That is 96.3% still on the record, against 70.6% for all cars first registered in 2010.

Share still on the record since 2014

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2014. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2010 Bentley Continentals on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2014, compared with all 2010 cars
Year end 2010 Bentley ContinentalAll 2010 cars
2014 100.0%100.0%
2015 99.7%99.1%
2016 98.3%98.4%
2017 97.0%97.0%
2018 95.8%95.4%
2019 98.6%93.5%
2020 95.1%91.4%
2021 95.8%88.9%
2022 94.9%85.8%
2023 94.4%81.6%
2024 93.6%76.4%
2025 96.3%70.6%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2010

1 of the Bentley Continental’s 22 recalls in DVSA’s records covers cars built during 2010. 2 have no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2010 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2010 may have been built in 2009, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Bentley Continental recalls whose build dates include 2010
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
21 Oct 2013 Possible loss of rear brake 1 Jul 2006 to 30 Jun 2010 343

Every Bentley Continental recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Bentley Continental

16 years of the Bentley Continental, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2008 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (90.8% passed first time) and the 2020 cars worst (96.8%).

Bentley Continentals by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2004 1,269 84.9% 57.9%
2005 1,251 87.8% 57.7%
2006 1,178 87.6% 56.9%
2007 1,450 90.2% 57.3%
2008 933 90.8% 57.0%
2010 570 89.6% 59.3%
2011 570 90.0% 61.5%
2012 785 92.0% 63.6%
2013 770 91.2% 66.0%
2014 869 741 92.8% 69.1%
2015 868 782 94.9% 72.6%
2016 912 837 93.7% 75.6%
2017 670 644 94.8% 79.1%
2018 644 586 95.8% 81.8%
2019 928 795 96.7% 84.4%
2020 721 649 96.8% 86.9%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 550 MOT tests of 2010 Bentley Continental cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 570 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Bentley Continental cars first registered in 2010; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2010.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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