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Bentley Continental R Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 7 model years of the Bentley Continental R (1992–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1993.

4
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
1996
year with most recalls
1993
year with most complaints

Pick your Bentley Continental R model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Bentley Continental R10
2000 Bentley Continental R10
1996 Bentley Continental R30
1995 Bentley Continental R20
1994 Bentley Continental R20
1993 Bentley Continental R11
1992 Bentley Continental R10

What Bentley Continental R owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1993 model year has the most, with 1.

All Bentley Continental R recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Bentley Continental R, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Emission control (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 01V096000 Reported 408 vehicles potentially affected ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Fuel vapors stored in the vehicle's evaporative emission control system could enter a body cavity behind the rocker panel on the driver's side.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a plated mild steel extension pipe to the leak detection filter of the vehicle which will ensure that any vapor emanating from the evaporative emission control system is vented to the outside of…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  2. Fluid (service brakes)

    NHTSA 95V230000 Reported 101 vehicles potentially affected ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC.

    An incompatibility can exist between the mineral oil supplied by castrol and the hydraulic brake system of these vehicles.

    Remedy: Dealers will drain the hydraulic system and refill the system with new mineral oil. The affected spare bottles will also be replaced.

    Model years: 1996

  3. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 95V159000 Reported 1,202 vehicles potentially affected ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC.

    An incorrectly positioned wire within the electrically operated gearbox actuator can chafe against the cover causing the transmission selector fuse to blow.

    Remedy: Dealers will reposition the affected wire to prevent contact with the gearbox actuator cover.

    Model years: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

  4. Seats

    NHTSA 95V160000 Reported 107 vehicles potentially affected ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC.

    Both front seat belt lower anchorage rails have a manufacturing weakness which could fracture in a vehicle impact.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the front seat belt lower anchorage rails.

    Model years: 1994, 1995, 1996

Other Bentley models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.