Rolls-Royce Ghost MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 96.5% of Rolls-Royce Ghost MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 885 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Compared with cars of the same age
Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.
At 3–5 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 6–10 years
96.8%
All cars: 76.1% (20.7 points better). 278 tests.
At 11 years and over
96.3%
All cars: 61.3% (35 points better). 428 tests.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 70 | 97.1% | 87.8% | 13,750 miles |
| 7 | 50 | 98.0% | 79.3% | 21,250 miles |
| 8 | 62 | 96.8% | 76.3% | 23,750 miles |
| 9 | 83 | 95.2% | 73.1% | 28,750 miles |
| 10 | 83 | 97.6% | 70.0% | 36,250 miles |
| 11 | 67 | 89.6% | 66.9% | 36,250 miles |
| 12 | 104 | 98.1% | 64.4% | 41,250 miles |
| 13 | 82 | 97.6% | 62.1% | 48,750 miles |
| 14 | 108 | 100.0% | 60.2% | 48,750 miles |
| 15 | 67 | 92.5% | 58.6% | 48,750 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Rolls-Royce Ghost MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.
| Area | Ghost | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 3.1% | 8.4% |
| Visibility | 0.8% | 5.2% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 0.7% | 16.6% |
| Brakes | 0.3% | 10.2% |
| Suspension | 0.2% | 13.7% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 0.2% | 4.0% |
| Identification of the vehicle | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords failed 0.9% of tests
- Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure failed 0.7% of tests
- Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm failed 0.5% of tests
- Washers: not working failed 0.5% of tests · what this means
- Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure failed 0.3% of tests
- Condition: has ply or cords exposed failed 0.3% of tests
- Ball joint excessively worn failed 0.2% of tests · what this means
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction failed 0.2% of tests · what this means
- Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements failed 0.2% of tests
- Headlamp cleaning device: for led or hid headlamp inoperative failed 0.2% of tests · what this means
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About these figures
- They cover every Ghost version DVSA records under this name (engines, trims and generations together), on its first MOT test of each visit. A “pass with rectification” (fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
- Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
- Fuel mix of the cars tested: petrol 100.0%.
- A pass rate describes the model, not any one car. How a car has been looked after matters more.
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Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.