Does the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?
The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow records 2.72 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.82 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−5.10, 95% interval −5.60 to −4.59). It ranks 663 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is “Emissions levels exceed default limits”, recorded 178 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Emissions levels exceed default limits | 178 | 1.52 |
| Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users | 63 | 0.54 |
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
If a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow gets a noise, emissions and leaks advisory, how often does it fail next time?
3.5% of Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow MOTs with a noise, emissions and leaks advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.4 months and 401 miles later (1,185 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,185 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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