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2018 Bentley Continental

Gas
Compact Cars
2 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11
B
Safety Signal
85 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
Recalls1 critical1
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA1
Crash ratingNHTSA overall—
Fuel economybest combined, EPA18 mpg
2026202520242023202220212020201820172016

The 2018 Bentley Continental is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact car with 2 EPA-rated configurations. The EPA did not publish a separate 2018 certification; fuel-economy figures below are carried over from the 2017 listing. The most efficient version, the Continental GT, is EPA-rated at 18 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 1 complaint, most often about the wheels.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Continental GTGasAWD4.0L 8-cyl turbo152518$4,300
Continental GTGasAWD6.0L 12-cyl turbo122115$5,150

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 37715, 38052. Figures carried over from the 2017 EPA listing; no separate 2018 certification was published.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database
!critical

Steering

RE19/27
229 vehicles
ProblemBentley Motors, Inc. (Bentley) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Continental Supersports vehicles. The Power Assisted Steering (PAS) cooler pipe may be the incorrect size, allowing the cooler hose to detach and leak power steering fluid.RiskA power steering fluid leak may cause a loss of vehicle control, or a hazard to following traffic, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, the fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.FixBentley will notify the owners, and dealers will replace the PAS cooler pipe, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Owners may contact Bentley customer service at 1-800-777-6923. Bentley's number for this recall is RE19/27.
NHTSA campaign 19V863000reported Dec 4, 2019Bentley Motors, Inc.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
1complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2019: 1

Most-cited components

Wheels1

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other Continental model years

C

2026 Bentley Continental

2 recalls · 0 complaints

B

2025 Bentley Continental

1 recalls · 1 complaints

A

2024 Bentley Continental

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2023 Bentley Continental

0 recalls · 2 complaints

B

2022 Bentley Continental

2 recalls · 0 complaints

C

2021 Bentley Continental

4 recalls · 3 complaints

F

2020 Bentley Continental

5 recalls · 0 complaints

B

2017 Bentley Continental

1 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2016 Bentley Continental

0 recalls · 0 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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