Rolls-Royce Phantom MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 96.3% of Rolls-Royce Phantom MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 859 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
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 11 years and over
95.6%
All cars: 61.3% (34.3 points better). 406 tests.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 69 | 97.1% | 57.5% | 31,250 miles |
| 17 | 79 | 94.9% | 57.2% | 43,750 miles |
| 18 | 83 | 97.6% | 57.0% | 56,250 miles |
| 19 | 62 | 93.5% | 57.2% | 53,750 miles |
| 20+ | 113 | 94.7% | 61.4% | 81,250 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 Phantom 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 | Phantom | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1.0% | 16.6% |
| Tyres | 0.9% | 8.4% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 0.9% | 4.0% |
| Identification of the vehicle | 0.8% | 0.4% |
| Visibility | 0.7% | 5.2% |
| Brakes | 0.7% | 10.2% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Suspension | 0.5% | 13.7% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Condition: has ply or cords exposed failed 0.7% of tests
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction failed 0.6% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp aim: too high failed 0.3% of tests · what this means
- Srs malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault failed 0.3% of tests · what this means
- Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements failed 0.3% of tests · what this means
- Registration plates: inscription illegible failed 0.2% of tests · what this means
- Individual direction indicators: not working failed 0.2% of tests
- Catalyst emissions: lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits failed 0.2% of tests · what this means
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid failed 0.2% of tests · what this means
- Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak failed 0.2% of tests · what this means
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About these figures
- They cover every Phantom 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 99.9%, diesel 0.1%.
- 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.