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

The Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit passes its MOT first time 84% of the time, from 646 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 84%
- MOT tests analysed: 646 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 160 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 34 (few mots) | 77% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 92% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 34 (few mots) | 88% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 22 (few mots) | 91% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 89% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 30 (few mots) | 80% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 74 (few mots) | 81% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 74 (few mots) | 91% |
| 1989 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 68 (few mots) | 81% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 60 (few mots) | 85% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 60 (few mots) | 75% |
| 1986 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 41 (few mots) | 85% |
| 1985 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 26 (few mots) | 85% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1970 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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