# Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow passes its MOT first time 89% of the time, from 222 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 89%
- MOT tests analysed: 222 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Visibility & wipers
- Licensed in Great Britain: 20 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 34 (few mots) | 85% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 29 (few mots) | 90% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 90% |
| 1977 | Petrol | 23 (few mots) | 87% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 1975 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 94% |
| 1974 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1970 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1968 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1967 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1966 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1960 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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