2001 Bentley Arnage 6.8L Petrol · SJI 636

The most recent MOT on 26 May 2026 shows the Bentley Arnage passing with no recorded defects at 100,528 mi. This follows three further clean passes in 2025, 2024 and 2023, indicating that the vehicle has been road‑legal and free of MOT‑noted faults for the last three years. The only recorded issues appear in the 9 Nov 2021 test. At that time the MOT flagged a corroded rear brake pipe, fluid seeping around the steering rack, and mild wear on the off‑side front upper shock‑absorber bush and suspension‑arm pin. Those items are all related to the braking and front suspension systems, suggesting that the car may have suffered from corrosion and wear on components that are exposed to the elements and to the stresses of steering and braking. Since 2021 the MOT records are clean, which usually means the identified problems were remedied or have not re‑appeared. The trend therefore looks stable rather than worsening, but the lack of defects does not guarantee that hidden wear has not returned. A car of this age that has been driven only about 4,000 mi per year (100,528 mi over roughly 25 years) is low‑mileage. Low use can mean lighter overall wear, but it can also indicate long periods of inactivity, which can accelerate corrosion on brake lines, rubber bushings and the steering rack seals. Consequently the mileage signal is ambiguous – it does not prove the car has been gently used, only that it has not accumulated high mileage.