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Bentley Flying Spur

Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

10 Model years 2016–2026
10 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years
2 Complaints owner reports, all years
A Newest grade 2026 Safety Signal
2018 Best on record cleanest filed year
Bentley Flying Spur — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Bentley Flying Spur · Photo: Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Every Bentley Flying Spur model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year
YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026Plug-in hybridA00—19 mpg
2025Plug-in hybridA10—19 mpg
2024Plug-in hybrid GasA00—19 mpg
2023Plug-in hybrid GasA10—19 mpg
2022Plug-in hybrid GasB30—19 mpg
2021GasB30—17 mpg
2020GasB22—15 mpg
2018GasA00—16 mpg
2017GasA00—17 mpg
2016GasA00—17 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road
Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2018

On the filed record so far, the 2018 is the cleanest Flying Spur year we hold, and the 2022 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

YearSafety SignalRecalls /yrComplaints /yr
2018A00
2017A00
2016A00
2023A0.30
2020B0.30
2021B0.60
2022B0.80
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What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record
  • 2026: 2 → 1 EPA configurations
  • 2025: dropped gas; 3 → 2 EPA configurations
  • 2022: added plug-in hybrid; best combined mpg 17 → 19; 2 → 3 EPA configurations
  • 2021: best combined mpg 15 → 17; 1 → 2 EPA configurations
  • 2020: best combined mpg 16 → 15; 2 → 1 EPA configurations
  • 2018: best combined mpg 17 → 16

Common questions about the Bentley Flying Spur

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Bentley Flying Spur year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2018 Flying Spur comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (100/100), 0 recalls and 0 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Bentley Flying Spur years should I avoid?

No Flying Spur model year carries a D or F Safety Signal or a standing advisory. The ranking page orders every year on recalls and complaints per year on the road, and says why.

How many recalls does the Bentley Flying Spur have?

Across model years 2016–2026, NHTSA has posted 10 recall campaigns for the Bentley Flying Spur. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.