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

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

The Rolls-Royce Wraith passed on its first attempt in 96.6%, and its overall record sits +15.7 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Rolls-Royce Wraith in the 2023–2025 data: 1,635 tests across 9 model years (2013–2021). 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 Wraith MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Rolls-Royce Wraith, each with how many of the model's 1,635 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 16 Rolls-Royce Wraith tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements" (Rectified) — noted on about 9 Rolls-Royce Wraith tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 9 Rolls-Royce Wraith tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 9 Rolls-Royce Wraith tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 5 Rolls-Royce Wraith tests, 0.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 5 Rolls-Royce Wraith tests, 0.3% of the model's MOT record.

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

The strongest Rolls-Royce Wraith model year on record is 2017 (98.8% across 242 tests), and the weakest is 2013 (93.4%). The gap between them is 5.4 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 Wraith Owners

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

• 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 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.

• 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.

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

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