BENTLEY CONTINENTAL2005 · 6.0L PETROL

The 2005 Bentley Continental presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 3 December 2025 at 49,962 miles returned a pass with only undertrays noted as a non-defect observation. Prior tests in November 2024 at 49,234 miles and November 2023 at 48,606 miles also passed cleanly aside from undertray fitments, and the November 2022 test at 48,056 miles recorded no defects whatsoever. The vehicle has shown no worsening mechanical condition across the last four years of testing. Recorded mileage sits at 49,962 against an age of roughly 21 years, equating to about 2,379 miles per annum. The odometer moved just 728 miles between the November 2021 test and the December 2025 test, confirming extremely light use. Such low annual accumulation over a long period implies the car has spent extended intervals stationary, a pattern that commonly accelerates perishing of rubber suspension components and corrosion of unused brake surfaces despite low wear on drivetrain parts. The only flagged faults arose in the 18 November 2021 test at 47,548 miles, where the tester identified worn nearside and offside front lower suspension arm pins or bushes, inner rear, though neither showed excessive movement. These advisories cleared by the 2022 test and have not recurred, suggesting the owner addressed the wear or the components settled within tolerance. A buyer should still inspect the front lower suspension arms and bushes in person for age-related degradation, and confirm the undertrays are properly secured given their repeated mention. Because the car has likely stood for long spells, a physical inspection should check brake discs for rust binding, tyre sidewall cracking from age rather than mileage, and any structural corrosion beneath the undertrays. The clean record supports careful ownership, but low use demands scrutiny of consumables that degrade with time, not distance.