Rolls-Royce Dawn MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Rolls-Royce Dawn MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Rolls-Royce Dawn passed on its first attempt in 95.4%, and its overall record sits +14.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Rolls-Royce Dawn in the 2023–2025 data: 1,272 tests across 5 model years (2016–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Rolls-Royce Dawn MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Rolls-Royce Dawn, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Rolls-Royce Dawn's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Rolls-Royce Dawn DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Rolls-Royce Dawn, each with how many of the model's 1,272 tests it was noted on.

• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 19 Rolls-Royce Dawn tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements" (Major) — noted on about 8 Rolls-Royce Dawn tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 8 Rolls-Royce Dawn tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure" (Major) — noted on about 7 Rolls-Royce Dawn tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 4 Rolls-Royce Dawn tests, 0.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 3 Rolls-Royce Dawn tests, 0.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Rolls-Royce Dawn Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Rolls-Royce Dawn model year on record is 2017 (97.7% across 306 tests), and the weakest is 2018 (93.5%). The gap between them is 4.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Rolls-Royce Dawn Owners

These checks follow this Rolls-Royce Dawn's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Rolls-Royce Dawn.

• the number plates — “registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”

  Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Rolls-Royce Dawn. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Rolls-Royce Dawn MOT & Reliability