Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

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

The Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph passed on its first attempt in 92.2%, and its overall record sits +11.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph in the 2023–2025 data: 189 tests across 2 model years (2000–2001). 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 Silver Seraph MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph, the Suspension 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 Silver Seraph's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph, each with how many of the model's 189 tests it was noted on.

• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 11 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph tests, 5.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 6 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 2 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Horn not working" (Major) — noted on about 2 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 2 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 2 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph model year on record is 2001 (95.1% across 82 tests), and the weakest is 2000 (90.7%). The gap between them is 4.4 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 Silver Seraph Owners

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

• the suspension joints — “ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

• the horn — “horn not working”

  Press it. That is the whole check, and a surprising number of cars fail on it.

• the lights — “malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”

  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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph MOT & Reliability