The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Bentley Continental: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Bentley reported 14 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Bentley Continental, model years 2007–2023, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1,294 | 77 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2,742 | 73 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 998 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,475 | 68 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Seats | 3 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 3 | 1 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 1 |
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 Continental puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Bentley Continental, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-22 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2026 Q1 |
| 2023-12-11 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Forward Collision | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-08-31 | 2017 | NV | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2021-03-06 | 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-07-01 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2020 Q3 |
| 2018-11-07 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-06-21 | 2010 | FL | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System | 2017 Q2 |
| 2015-05-26 | 2014 | MA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-03-18 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2013-03-06 | 2008 | MA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2013 Q2 |
| 2012-02-25 | 2007 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2013 Q2 |
| 2012-02-12 | 2007 | FL | 1 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2012 Q1 |
| 2012-02-08 | 2008 | RU | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2012 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Bentley received alleging a death or injury in a Bentley Continental and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Continental that sold more will have more rows. All Bentley models · What these reports are, and are not.