Bentley Flying Spur Lemon Law

The Flying Spur's air suspension is one of the defects owners most often struggle with. Leaking air struts, failed compressors, and faulty ride-height sensors can leave the car sitting low on a corner after it's parked, riding harshly, or displaying suspension-fault and reduced-speed warnings. On a car at this price, a single strut or control component is enormously expensive, and owners frequently endure repeated diagnoses and part replacements before the fault is truly resolved.

The Flying Spur is also an intensely electronic sedan, and many complaints involve its control modules and cabin technology. Owners report rotating-display and touchscreen malfunctions, infotainment freezes, phantom warning lights, unstable driver-assistance and stability messages, and control-module or battery-drain problems that cause no-starts. Bentley has also recalled certain Flying Spurs for a rear-entertainment screen bracket — affecting roughly 1,600 vehicles — that could let the screen become a projectile in a crash.

A recall is a useful signal, but California's Lemon Law does not depend on one. If a substantial defect that impairs the use, value, or safety of your Flying Spur is not fixed after a reasonable number of repair attempts, or the car spends an extended time out of service, you may be entitled to a buyback, replacement, or cash settlement — whether the problem is the air suspension, the electronics, or an issue that was never recalled at all.

A recall is not automatically a lemon — it's the manufacturer acknowledging a defect and offering a free repair. California's Lemon Law (the Song-Beverly Act) comes into play when a substantial defect can't be fixed after a reasonable number of attempts, or when your Flying Spur has been out of service for 30 or more cumulative days.

If your Bentley Flying Spur qualifies, you may be entitled to a buyback (a refund of what you've paid, minus a mileage offset), a replacement vehicle, or a cash-and-keep settlement — and Bentley pays your attorney fees on a successful claim, so pursuing your case costs you nothing out of pocket.