Car statistics by year

2020 Bentley Continental

Bentley Continental cars first registered in 2020: 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 2020, so like is set against like.

A year of the Bentley Continental. “2020” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
629 MOT tests of 2020 Bentley Continental cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 96.8% All 2020 cars 86.9%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 17,100 miles; all 2020 cars 36,000
  • Left at the end of 2025 649 90.0% of the 721 at the end of 2020
  • Tests with an advisory 14.5% All 2020 cars 38.2%
  • MOT tests in 2025 629 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2020 Bentley Continentals do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 5 years old, 96.8% of 2020 Bentley Continental MOT tests were passed first time, against 86.9% for all cars first registered in 2020. 2020 Bentley Continentals did better than average for their age, by 9.9 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 96.5% of the time (all 2020 cars 88.0%).

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
’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%
’17 94.8%79.1%
’18 95.8%81.8%
’19 96.7%84.4%
’20 96.8%86.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2020 Bentley Continental

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 14.5% of 2020 Bentley Continental tests had at least one (all 2020 cars 38.2%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2020 Bentley Continental tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 6.4%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 5.1%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 1.7%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 1.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2020 Bentley Continental?

Half of the 2020 Bentley Continentals tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 17,100 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 10,700 and a quarter more than 24,600. For all cars first registered in 2020, the middle figure was 36,000 miles, so 2020 Bentley Continentals have been driven 52.5% 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, 2020 Bentley Continental and all 2020 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2020 Bentley Continental 6,100 10,700 17,100 24,600 33,800 593
All 2020 cars 17,200 25,300 36,000 49,000 63,900 1,452,206
miles

Half of the 2020 Bentley Continentals tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 17,100 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2020 Bentley Continentals are left?

At the end of 2020, 721 2020 Bentley Continentals were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 649 were: 572 licensed and 77 declared off the road (SORN). That is 90.0% still on the record, against 96.9% for all cars first registered in 2020.

Share still on the record since 2020

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2020. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2020 Bentley Continentals on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2020, compared with all 2020 cars
Year end 2020 Bentley ContinentalAll 2020 cars
2020 100.0%100.0%
2021 93.9%99.4%
2022 95.1%98.4%
2023 93.2%95.6%
2024 91.4%96.7%
2025 90.0%96.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2020

6 of the Bentley Continental’s 22 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2020. 2 have no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2020 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2020 may have been built in 2019, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

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 629 MOT tests of 2020 Bentley Continental cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 649 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 2020; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2020.
  • 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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