Does the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow records 2.71 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 15.42 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−12.71, 95% interval −13.42 to −12.00). It ranks 648 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is “Exhaust system leaking or insecure”, recorded 74 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 74 | 0.63 |
| A driver's seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. | 30 | 0.26 |
| Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point | 30 | 0.26 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,746 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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