Bentley Continental

New registrations by country (2025)

Number of Bentley Continental cars registered for the first time across 2 European countries in 2025.

Source: EEA CO₂ monitoring (CC BY 4.0), 2025 data.

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Common problems & reliability

US owners have filed 1 complaints for the Bentley Continental, most often about electrical system, vehicle speed control. These are owner-reported issues, useful for spotting recurring weaknesses before you buy. In the UK, 92% of Bentley Continentals pass their MOT test first time, based on 11,269 inspections in 2023. (2023 is the most recent annual release published by the DfT.)

Based on real owner complaints and inspection data — not an editorial rating. Sources: NHTSA (US, public domain), DVSA MOT (UK, Open Government Licence).

Recalls & safety

12 recalls recorded in the EU Safety Gate (European market) and 3 in the US-market NHTSA database for the Bentley Continental. Recalls can flag known weaknesses of the model.

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (United Kingdom)

  The battery cable may be loose. In very rare cases, the electrical connection can overheat whilst the vehicle is in use and lead to a vehicle fire.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2015-11-06

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (United Kingdom)

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2020-12-25

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (United Kingdom)

  A pipe to the power-steering cooler can come loose, leading to a risk of fire as well as loss of power-steering assistance, which could lead to an accident.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2017-08-11

• Passenger CarEU · Safety Gate (United Kingdom)

  Consequently, hydraulic steering fluid could leak, resulting in a loss of steering control and increasing the risks of an accident, to following traffic and of a fire.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2020-01-17

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (United Kingdom)

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2020-06-05

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (United Kingdom)

  If the functions fail, the hazard warning lights and defrost demist functionality of the vehicle will be inoperable, increasing the risk of an accident.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2019-06-21

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (Germany)

  The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of Motor Vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2025-12-19

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (United Kingdom)

  This could lead to an accident.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2019-02-01

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (Germany)

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2021-09-03

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (Germany)

  The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2023-05-26

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (United Kingdom)

  The glass panel in the roof may be insufficiently bonded to the sliding sunroof panel. The glass panel could fall and injure car occupants and/or cause a vehicle crash.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2016-08-05

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (Germany)

  The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2023-05-12

• EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUALUS · NHTSAModel year 2021

  Bentley Motors, Inc. (Bentley) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Bentayga, Continental GT, Flying Spur, and Continental GT Convertible vehicles. The owner's manual incorrectly states that the air bag system will not deploy when the "Passenger Airbag On" symbol is illuminated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

  Remedy: Bentley will mail new labels to owners. Owners may apply the label themselves or have a dealer apply the label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2022. Owners may contact Bentley customer service at 1-800-777-6923. Bentley's number for this recall is RE21/43 (RC26).

  NHTSA campaign 21V975000 · reported 15/12/2021

• SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUSTUS · NHTSAModel year 2021

  Bentley Motors, Inc. (Bentley) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Continental GT/GT Convertible vehicles. During some automated front seat movements, the front seat may trap a rear passenger's legs.

  Remedy: Dealers will update the software for the front seats, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 31, 2021. Owners may contact Bentley customer service at 1-800-777-6923. Bentley's number for this recall is RE21/26 (RC08).

  NHTSA campaign 21V550000 · reported 21/07/2021

• SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTORUS · NHTSAModel year 2021

  Bentley Motors, Inc. (Bentley) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Continental GT Convertible, Continental GT, and 2021-2022 Flying Spur vehicles. The front seat belt assemblies may have been incorrectly installed, resulting in the front passenger seat missing the automatic locking retractor (ALR). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

  Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the affected seat belt, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 22, 2022. Owners may contact Bentley customer service at 1-800-777-6923. Bentley's number for this recall is RE22/08 (RC34).

  NHTSA campaign 22V177000 · reported 23/03/2022

Sources: EU Safety Gate (European market) and NHTSA (US market). See all Bentley recalls.