Reliability & cost of ownership
Bentley Bentayga Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Bentley Bentayga? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Bentley Bentayga problems by model year
10 recall entries and 12 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Bentayga | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Bentayga | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Bentayga | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Bentayga | 2 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Bentley Bentayga, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags3 complaints
- service brakes3 complaints
- fuel system2 complaints
- gasoline2 complaints
- electrical system2 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints
- steering2 complaints
- engine2 complaints