Rolls Royce Phantom: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Rolls Royce Phantom passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 19.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 806 individual Rolls Royce Phantom tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 96.5% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +19.8 points |
| Tests analysed | 806 |
| Average mileage at test | 44,453 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2010 |
| Reliability rank | 14 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 96.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 4 in every 100 Rolls Royce Phantoms 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 Phantom tested had covered 44,453 miles and was built around 2010.
What this means at salvage auction
Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Rolls Royce Phantom bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.
Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.
Looking at a specific Rolls Royce Phantom rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Rolls Royce Phantoms actually sold for at UK salvage auction.
Most common MOT failures on a Rolls Royce Phantom
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.4% of tests
- A tyre seriously damaged, 0.4% of tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 0.3% of tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.3% of tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.1% of tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.1% of tests
- Headlamp aim unable to be tested, 0.1% of tests
- Parking brake inoperative on one side, 0.1% of tests
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 0.1% of tests
From 2,231 DVSA-tracked Rolls Royce Phantom tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 1.42% of these flagged Rolls Royce Phantom defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Other Rolls Royce models
- Rolls Royce Ghost - 95.4%
- Rolls Royce Silver Spirit - 84.6%
- Rolls Royce Wraith - 97.1%
Models with a similar pass rate
- Mclaren 720s V8 S-A - 96.7%
- Audi A6 Sport 50 Tfsi E Quattro S-A - 96.6%
- Peugeot Expert S L1 Bluehdi - 96.5%
- Suzuki Ignis Sz-T Dualjet Mhev - 96.4%
- Toyota Yaris Launch Edition Hev Cvt - 96.4%
- Toyota Yaris Cross Excel Hev Auto - 96.4%
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
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