Rolls Royce Ghost: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Rolls Royce Ghost passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 18.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 754 individual Rolls Royce Ghost tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 95.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 5 in every 100 Rolls Royce Ghosts presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Rolls Royce Ghost tested had covered 38,712 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Rolls Royce Ghost sits 18.7 points above the national average, ranked 44 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Rolls Royce Ghost

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.4% of tests (1.43x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.3% of tests
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.5% of tests
4. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.5% of tests (2.88x the national rate for this defect)
5. Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel, 0.4% of tests (6.78x the national rate for this defect)
6. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.4% of tests (2.06x the national rate for this defect)
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.3% of tests
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.3% of tests
9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
10. Actuator leaking and braking performance not affected, 0.3% of tests (4.11x the national rate for this defect)

From 752 DVSA-tracked Rolls Royce Ghost tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 12.55% of these flagged Rolls Royce Ghost defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Rolls Royce Ghost

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Rolls Royce Ghost before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 12.2% of tests, also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.9% of tests, also fails
3. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.9% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.7% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.6% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.3% of tests, also fails
7. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 0.3% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.3% of tests
10. Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off, 0.1% of tests (1.85x the national rate for this advisory)

From 752 DVSA-tracked Rolls Royce Ghost tests, 2024.

Other Rolls Royce models

• Rolls Royce Phantom - 96.5%
• Rolls Royce Silver Spirit - 84.6%
• Rolls Royce Wraith - 97.1%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi S-A - 95.6%
• Suzuki Swift Sz-L Dualjet Mhev - 95.5%
• Lexus Es - 95.5%
• Bentley Bentayga - 95.3%
• Aston Martin Db11 - 95.3%
• Suzuki Vitara Sz5 Boosterjet Mhev - 95.3%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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