The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Bentley Flying Spur: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Bentley reported 5 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Bentley Flying Spur, model years 2014–2022, 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 reportsThe 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 | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 2 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 2 |
| Parking Brake System | 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 Flying Spur puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Bentley Flying Spur, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2023-11-30 | 2022 | NY | 2 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q4 |
| 2021-07-24 | 2017 | MN | 2 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q3 |
| 2019-07-10 | 2015 | GA | 0 | 1 | Parking Brake System | 2019 Q3 |
| 2016-09-21 | 2014 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Bentley received alleging a death or injury in a Bentley Flying Spur and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Flying Spur that sold more will have more rows. All Bentley models · What these reports are, and are not.