The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Bentley Bentayga: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Bentley reported 11 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Bentley Bentayga, model years 2017–2022, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,325 | 75 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1,488 | 134 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1,509 | 199 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 843 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,490 | 67 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,806 | 55 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 3 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Bentley Bentayga puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Bentley Bentayga, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-20 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-22 | 2019 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-11-03 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Electrical System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-05-21 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-10-03 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Service Brake System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-02-01 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q1 |
| 2020-05-19 | 2020 | CO | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-09-03 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-24 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Tires · Forward Collision | 2019 Q3 |
| 2018-12-06 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-02-12 | 2017 | NV | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Bentley received alleging a death or injury in a Bentley Bentayga and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Bentayga that sold more will have more rows. All Bentley models · What these reports are, and are not.