Does the Rolls-Royce Phantom fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Rolls-Royce Phantom records 2.23 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 24.08 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−21.85, 95% interval −23.21 to −20.49). It ranks 709 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Rolls-Royce Phantom by registration

No single lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wording reaches 30 items on the Rolls-Royce Phantom; the failures are spread across several.