Rolls royce SILVER SPIRIT - 1989
107.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 1989 is 252.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Rolls royce SILVER SPIRIT, model year 1989.
Sample size: 100 cars, 177 tests and 191 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 100 cars
The 1989 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit has a significantly lower overall defect rate of 108 per 100 compared to the average of 249 per 100, representing a 57% improvement. This model performs particularly well in categories such as brakes and steering, with defect rates of 37% and 9% respectively, which are considerably better than the yearly averages of 97% and 26%. Visibility and body structure also show outstanding results, with only 3% and 8% defect rates compared to the averages of 22% and 60%. Despite the generally good performance, there are some mileage-related trends indicating that defects increase with mileage, especially in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, the Silver Spirit stands out for its reliability in critical areas compared to its yearly peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 100 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 61.6% better
37.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.1 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 65.5% better
9.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.1 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 84.5% better
3.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.0 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▲ 63.2% better
22.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.4 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 38.6% better
101.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 165.6 / 100 tests
- A wheel bearing: with excessive play
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 87.2% better
7.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.7 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.5 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 36.2% better
33.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 53.1 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A wheel bearing: with excessive play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 21
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Actuator leaking and: braking performance not affected
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Light source and lamp not compatible
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
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
FAIL
Occurrences: 2