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Rolls Royce

Silver Spirit

905 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Silver Spirits pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 6.5 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

82.2%

Pass-after-fix

3.3%

Fail

13.5%

Avg miles

74,065

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Silver Spirit: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 905 MOT tests, the Silver Spirit returns 82.2% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a weak handbrake. A number-plate lamp out and parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 74,065, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    29 occurrences · 3.2% of tests

  2. 02

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    26 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  3. 03

    Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value

    21 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  4. 04

    Parking brake inoperative on one side

    21 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  5. 05

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    17 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  6. 06

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    14 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  7. 07

    An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    12 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  8. 08

    Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen

    10 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  9. 09

    The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired

    9 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  10. 10

    Emissions levels exceed default limits

    8 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 2 failures

£68–£130

If every one of this Silver Spirit's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

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H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Buying or keeping a Silver Spirit?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Silver Spirit and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.