Bentley
Brooklands
1,368 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Brooklandss pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 8.4 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
85.9%
Pass-after-fix
2.7%
Fail
10.2%
Avg miles
66,843
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
This model's production run straddles the January 2006 Euro 4 cutoff. Individual cars vary — check your registration plate on the government's ULEZ checker. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 .
The picture
Brooklands: a strong MOT record by UK norms
Across 493 MOT tests, the Brooklands returns 85.6% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the. A broken or weak spring and a weak handbrake round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 66,158, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
ABI Insurance Group
Group 48–50
A high-group car — insurance costs will be significantly above average. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →
48–50
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Top ten reasons for rejection.
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- 01
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
28 occurrences · 2.0% of tests
- 02
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
26 occurrences · 1.9% of tests
- 03
A tyre cords visible or damaged
18 occurrences · 1.3% of tests
- 04
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
16 occurrences · 1.2% of tests
- 05
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
13 occurrences · 1.0% of tests
- 06
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
12 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
- 07
Actuator leaking and braking performance not affected
12 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
- 08
A driver's seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended.
10 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
- 09
A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
10 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
- 10
A tyre seriously damaged
10 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures
£88–£175
If every one of this Brooklands's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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H7 / W21W bulb pack
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Digital tyre-tread depth gauge
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Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades
Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.
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Buying or keeping a Brooklands?
Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Brooklands and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.