2008 Bentley Arnage — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age

18 years

Current Age

89.2%

Latest Pass Rate

810

Total Tests (All Years)

44,633 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 16

This car: 89.2%

Average: 52.7%

✅ 36.5% above average (10212 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2008 Bentley Arnage as it ages.

3 yrs88.9%

→ ↓2.7%

4 yrs86.2%

→ ↑3.8%

5 yrs90.0%

→ ↓10.0%

6 yrs80.0%

→ ↑4.5%

7 yrs84.5%

→ ↑3.4%

8 yrs87.9%

→ ↑3.5%

9 yrs91.4%

→ ↓7.7%

10 yrs83.7%

→ ↑3.5%

11 yrs87.2%

→ ↑3.3%

12 yrs90.5%

→ ↓2.3%

13 yrs88.2%

→ ↓3.4%

14 yrs84.8%

→ ↑2.0%

15 yrs86.8%

→ ↑2.4%

16 yrs89.2%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
3 yrs	88.9%	63
4 yrs	86.2%	58
5 yrs	90.0%	60
6 yrs	80.0%	65
7 yrs	84.5%	58
8 yrs	87.9%	66
9 yrs	91.4%	58
10 yrs	83.7%	49
11 yrs	87.2%	39
12 yrs	90.5%	42
13 yrs	88.2%	51
14 yrs	84.8%	46
15 yrs	86.8%	53
16 yrs	89.2%	102

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2008 Bentley Arnage pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (16 yrs)	89.2%	102
2023 (15 yrs)	86.8%	53
2022 (14 yrs)	84.8%	46
2021 (13 yrs)	88.2%	51
2020 (12 yrs)	90.5%	42
2019 (11 yrs)	87.2%	39
2018 (10 yrs)	83.7%	49
2017 (9 yrs)	91.4%	58
2016 (8 yrs)	87.9%	66
2015 (7 yrs)	84.5%	58
2014 (6 yrs)	80%	65
2013 (5 yrs)	90%	60
2012 (4 yrs)	86.2%	58
2011 (3 yrs)	88.9%	63

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2011

88.9%

Age (yrs) 3Tests 63Avg Mileage 15,059Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.3%

2012

86.2%

Age (yrs) 4Tests 58Avg Mileage 19,220Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 8.6%

2013

90.0%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 60Avg Mileage 21,066Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 8.3%

2014

80.0%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 65Avg Mileage 27,425Top Failure Tyres — 23.1%

2015

84.5%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 58Avg Mileage 29,238Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.1%

2016

87.9%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 66Avg Mileage 33,184Top Failure Tyres — 7.6%

2017

91.4%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 58Avg Mileage 35,683Top Failure Tyres — 6.9%

2018

83.7%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 49Avg Mileage 37,153Top Failure Tyres — 32.7%

2019

87.2%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 39Avg Mileage 34,176Top Failure Steering — 5.1%

2020

90.5%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 42Avg Mileage 40,116Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 7.1%

2021

88.2%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 51Avg Mileage 41,401Top Failure Brakes — 9.8%

2022

84.8%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 46Avg Mileage 43,775Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 15.2%

2023

86.8%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 53Avg Mileage 45,053Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 9.4%

2024

89.2%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 102Avg Mileage 44,633Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 8.8%

MOT results for 2008 Bentley Arnage by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2011	3	88.9%	63	15,059	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.3%
2012	4	86.2%	58	19,220	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 8.6%
2013	5	90.0%	60	21,066	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 8.3%
2014	6	80.0%	65	27,425	Tyres — 23.1%
2015	7	84.5%	58	29,238	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.1%
2016	8	87.9%	66	33,184	Tyres — 7.6%
2017	9	91.4%	58	35,683	Tyres — 6.9%
2018	10	83.7%	49	37,153	Tyres — 32.7%
2019	11	87.2%	39	34,176	Steering — 5.1%
2020	12	90.5%	42	40,116	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 7.1%
2021	13	88.2%	51	41,401	Brakes — 9.8%
2022	14	84.8%	46	43,775	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 15.2%
2023	15	86.8%	53	45,053	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 9.4%
2024	16	89.2%	102	44,633	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 8.8%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2008 Bentley Arnage, with age trends.

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

10.5%

— Consistent

Tyres

9.1%

— Consistent

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

8.6%

↑ Increases with age

Visibility

6.4%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

5.8%

— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Tyres	4.8% (3 yrs)	7.8% (16 yrs)	+3.0%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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About This Data

This page shows how Bentley Arnage cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2011 to 2024, covering 810 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.