Pass rate
99.0%
Above average — 7.8 pts ahead of the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 96 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £35–£85
2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost MOT pass rate
- 2021
- 2 trims combined
- typical 14,262 mi
Only 96 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Tyres
70.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 99.0% pass · this year
- Avoid 2017 95.3% pass
Across the 13 years on record, a spread of 3.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 98.9%
- Typical mileage
- 14k mi
The 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost MOT pass rate is 99.0% of its MOT tests — 7.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 70.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 3.5× the national share
Tyres make up 70.0% of everything recorded on the 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost, against 19.8% nationally — 50.2 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 91.2% and this one manages 99.0% — 7.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Rolls-Royce Ghost first registered in 2021 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 7.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 98.9%. The median 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost in this dataset had covered 14,262 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 100.0% of the time, April–September 98.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure", noted on 1.04% of tests.
- 96 recorded tests behind this page.
- 99.0% overall pass rate, 98.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Rolls-Royce Ghost, the average is 96.5% — best year 2021 (99.0%), worst 2017 (95.3%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 96
- Typical mileage (median)
- 14,262 mi
- Make and model
- Rolls-Royce Ghost
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Ghost MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 90% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Rolls-Royce Ghost is most common
Across all Ghost model years on record (2010–2022): 1,508 Rolls-Royce Ghost cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,554 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 127 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham (B) | 127 | 98.4% |
| 2 | Enfield (EN) | 123 | 96.3% |
| 3 | Hounslow (TW) | 112 | 97.7% |
| 4 | Warrington (WA) | 73 | 93.0% |
| 5 | Chelmsford (CM) | 58 | 95.0% |
| 6 | London (NW) | 49 | 97.1% |
| 7 | Leeds (LS) | 43 | 96.7% |
| 8 | Bradford (BD) | 40 | 100.0% |
| 9 | London (E) | 40 | 98.6% |
| 10 | Wakefield (WF) | 28 | 98.0% |
| 11 | Hayes (UB) | 28 | 95.8% |
| 12 | London (W) | 26 | 90.2% |
| 13 | Leicester (LE) | 22 | 92.7% |
| 14 | Luton (LU) | 21 | 100.0% |
| 15 | Nottingham (NG) | 21 | 97.2% |
| 16 | London (SW) | 20 | 96.8% |
| 17 | Milton Keynes (MK) | 20 | — |
| 18 | Ilford (IG) | 19 | 100.0% |
| 19 | Coventry (CV) | 19 | 96.7% |
| 20 | Edinburgh (EH) | 18 | 100.0% |
The twenty areas with the most Rolls-Royce Ghost cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Ghost
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 39 | 100.0% |
| North West | 15 | 100.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2021 Ghost
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2021 Ghost
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 1.0% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
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.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2021 Ghost through its MOT
Across the 3 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £35–£85 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 3 common items
- £35–£85
- Cheapest common item: headlamp aim too high
- £30–£80
- Dearest common item: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial…
- £45–£95
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 33%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 96 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Ghost, side by side
13 model years on record, from 2010 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 95.3% to 99.0% — a spread of 3.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2010 95.8% has a bulge, caused by separation…
- 2011 96.2% registration plates does not…
- 2012 98.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2013 95.9% has ply or cords exposed
- 2014 96.3% has ply or cords exposed
- 2015 96.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 96.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 95.3% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2018 96.5% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2019 96.7% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2020 95.7% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 99.0%has a bulge, caused by separation…
- 2022 97.1% has a cut in excess of the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2021 cars with a similar record
- Lexus Rx 96.9%
- Lexus Ux 96.7%
- Suzuki Ignis 96.4%
- Toyota YARIS Cross 96.4%
- Lexus Nx 96.3%
- Levc Tx 96.3%
Closest pass rates among 2021 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost 3 failure items · 5 advisories · 3 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 10 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 7 | 70.00% | 19.76% | +50.24 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2 | 20.00% | 12.21% | +7.79 |
| Suspension | 1 | 10.00% | 20.98% | −10.98 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.0% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.0% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low and too far to the right. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.0% | £30–80 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 2.1% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 2.1% | £45–95 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.0% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.0% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.0% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 85 | 98.8% | 13,455 mi |
| 30-60k | 9 | 100.0% | 35,490 mi |
| 120k+ | 2 | 100.0% | 121,526 mi |
Source: 96 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2021 Ghost MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost?
99.0% of the 96 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 98.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost?
The three most recorded items are has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.04%), headlamp aim too high (1.04%), headlamp aim too low and too far to the right. (1.04%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 98.8% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost in this dataset had covered 14,262 mi.
Does the season affect the 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 100.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 98.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.