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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Bentley Bentayga problems by model year
30 recall entries and 12 owner complaints on file across 9 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Bentayga | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2025 Bentayga | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 Bentayga | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 Bentayga | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Bentayga | 7 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Bentayga | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Bentayga | 4 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Bentayga | 4 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Bentayga | 2 | 9 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
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 system, gasoline2 complaints
- electrical system2 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints
- steering2 complaints
- engine2 complaints
- forward collision avoidance1 complaint