Bentley BentaygaYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 12 owner complaints and 15 safety recalls on record for the Bentley Bentayga.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints12Top: Service brakes Safety recalls152017–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Bentley Bentayga years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Bentayga median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2019Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2017Not rated–/1009 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Bentley Bentayga problems

All model years combined: 12 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Service brakes

3Air bags1 crash/fire/injury

2Engine

2Fuel system, gasoline

2Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

2Steering

1Vehicle speed control

1Visibility/wiper

1Forward collision avoidance

11 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes	3	0
Air bags	3	1
Engine	2	0
Fuel system, gasoline	2	0
Electrical system	2	1
Steering	2	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0
Visibility/wiper	1	0
Forward collision avoidance	1	1
1 other systems	1	0

15 recalls

Bentley Bentayga recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Other: labels26V-231 · 2026 · Apr 10, 2026 · 163 vehicles Other: labels26V-181 · 2025 · Mar 24, 2026 · 44 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump23V-592 · 2017–2023 · Aug 23, 2023 · 3,527 vehicles Seats23V-386 · 2022–2023 · May 31, 2023 · 1,008 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-743 · 2021–2022 · Oct 5, 2022 · 3,134 vehicles Seats22V-257 · 2021–2022 · Apr 14, 2022 · 1,923 vehicles Air bags: frontal21V-975 · 2021–2022 · Dec 15, 2021 · 3,777 vehicles Control module: software21V-647 · 2021 · Aug 18, 2021 · 28 vehicles Seat belts21V-605 · 2021 · Aug 4, 2021 · 33 vehicles Axle: non-powered axle assembly21V-276 · 2021 · Apr 21, 2021 · 206 vehicles Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings20V-321 · 2019–2020 · Jun 2, 2020 · 1,892 vehicles Seat belts: rear/other20V-154 · 2018–2020 · Mar 18, 2020 · 281 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 15 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.