Car statistics
Rolls-Royce car statistics
How many Rolls-Royce cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Rolls-Royce model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use and their safety recalls. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 10,294 −0.2% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 56 0.03% of licensed cars
- Declared SORN 5,855 36.3% of those still registered
- New registrations in 2025 420 0.021% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Petrol 97.2% of those licensed
- Safety recalls since 1992 16 naming 7 Rolls-Royce models
How many Rolls-Royce cars are on the road?
There were 10,294 Rolls-Royce cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 5,855 declared off the road (SORN). That is 0.03% of all licensed cars, making Rolls-Royce the No. 56 make on the road. That is 22.8% fewer than the peak of 13,334 in 1996. Petrol makes up 97.2% of licensed Rolls-Royce cars, against 54.6% of all cars.
Rolls-Royce cars licensed in Great Britain
The highest year-end count was 13,334 in 1996.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 13,143 |
| 1995 | 12,531 |
| 1996 | 13,334 |
| 1997 | 13,169 |
| 1998 | 13,300 |
| 1999 | 13,279 |
| 2000 | 12,744 |
| 2001 | 12,411 |
| 2002 | 12,091 |
| 2003 | 11,984 |
| 2004 | 12,002 |
| 2005 | 11,502 |
| 2006 | 10,914 |
| 2007 | 10,528 |
| 2008 | 9,975 |
| 2009 | 9,609 |
| 2010 | 9,245 |
| 2011 | 9,043 |
| 2012 | 8,868 |
| 2013 | 9,012 |
| 2014 | 8,968 |
| 2015 | 9,030 |
| 2016 | 9,154 |
| 2017 | 9,304 |
| 2018 | 9,561 |
| 2019 | 9,855 |
| 2020 | 9,544 |
| 2021 | 9,909 |
| 2022 | 10,190 |
| 2023 | 10,219 |
| 2024 | 10,329 |
| 2025 | 10,295 |
| 2026 | 10,294 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Rolls-Royce cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Rolls-Royce models
8 Rolls-Royce models have a page of their own. The most common is the Rolls-Royce Ghost, with 977 licensed: 9.5% of all Rolls-Royce cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
| Model | Licensed | Change on a year | SORN | Main fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost | 977 | +2.5% | 231 | Petrol |
| Cullinan | 877 | +13.6% | 262 | Petrol |
| Phantom | 739 | −2.0% | 309 | Petrol |
| Wraith | 511 | −1.4% | 128 | Petrol |
| Dawn | 410 | −3.8% | 83 | Petrol |
| Rolls Royce | 255 | +10.9% | 46 | Electric |
| Silver Spirit | 145 | −5.8% | 161 | Petrol |
| Silver Seraph | 139 | −10.9% | 102 | Petrol |
New Rolls-Royce cars registered each year
Registrations of new Rolls-Royce cars in Great Britain peaked at 551 in 2016. In 2025, 420 were registered for the first time: 0.021% of all new cars, against 0.033% in 2022, Rolls-Royce’s best year for share of new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 101 |
| ’02 | 89 |
| ’03 | 96 |
| ’04 | 165 |
| ’05 | 162 |
| ’06 | 183 |
| ’07 | 240 |
| ’08 | 233 |
| ’09 | 178 |
| ’10 | 371 |
| ’11 | 387 |
| ’12 | 379 |
| ’13 | 379 |
| ’14 | 458 |
| ’15 | 452 |
| ’16 | 551 |
| ’17 | 475 |
| ’18 | 490 |
| ’19 | 514 |
| ’20 | 369 |
| ’21 | 351 |
| ’22 | 531 |
| ’23 | 514 |
| ’24 | 463 |
| ’25 | 420 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
Rolls-Royce’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.004% |
| 2002 | 0.003% |
| 2003 | 0.004% |
| 2004 | 0.006% |
| 2005 | 0.007% |
| 2006 | 0.008% |
| 2007 | 0.010% |
| 2008 | 0.011% |
| 2009 | 0.009% |
| 2010 | 0.019% |
| 2011 | 0.020% |
| 2012 | 0.019% |
| 2013 | 0.017% |
| 2014 | 0.019% |
| 2015 | 0.017% |
| 2016 | 0.021% |
| 2017 | 0.019% |
| 2018 | 0.021% |
| 2019 | 0.022% |
| 2020 | 0.023% |
| 2021 | 0.021% |
| 2022 | 0.033% |
| 2023 | 0.027% |
| 2024 | 0.024% |
| 2025 | 0.021% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Rolls-Royce safety recalls
DVSA lists 16 safety recalls naming a Rolls-Royce car model since 1992, across 7 models. 10 were launched from 2016 to 2025, ranking Rolls-Royce No. 41 of the makes with recalls in those years. A recall naming several Rolls-Royce models counts once.
Recalls launched each year, 2006 to 2025
| Year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| ’06 | 0 |
| ’07 | 0 |
| ’08 | 0 |
| ’09 | 0 |
| ’10 | 1 |
| ’11 | 1 |
| ’12 | 1 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’15 | 0 |
| ’16 | 2 |
| ’17 | 1 |
| ’18 | 1 |
| ’19 | 2 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 2 |
| ’23 | 1 |
| ’24 | 1 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Models with the most recalls
| Model | Recalls |
|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce Ghost | 8 |
| Rolls-Royce Cullinan | 4 |
| Rolls-Royce Phantom | 2 |
| Rolls-Royce Corniche | 1 |
| Rolls-Royce Dawn | 1 |
| Rolls-Royce Park Ward | 1 |
| Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph | 1 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Latest Rolls-Royce recalls
- 23 Mar 2026 RR31 Rear Seat Belt Bolt Connection Check Rolls-Royce Cullinan
- 27 Nov 2024 Low Pressure Fuel Line Connection Rolls-Royce Cullinan
- 6 Oct 2023 Affected vehicles manufactured with instrument single layer tempered glass may in certain conditions break. Rolls-Royce Ghost
- 12 Aug 2022 EMERGENCY CALL (eCall) FUNCTION IS NOT AVAILABLE Rolls-Royce Ghost
- 4 Apr 2022 The fuel tank feed line connection may not be fitted correctly Rolls-Royce Cullinan, Rolls-Royce Ghost
Models mostly registered as vans are left out, as on our recalls hub. A recall applies to vehicles built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Rolls-Royce. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check. How we match recalls to models.
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Makes of a similar size
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel | MOT vs same ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Ferrari | 13,209 | +0.6% | Petrol | +22.2 pts |
| 54 | Maserati | 11,496 | −1.1% | Petrol | +7.9 pts |
| 55 | Daihatsu | 11,220 | −13.4% | Petrol | +1.7 pts |
| 56 | Rolls-Royce | 10,294 | −0.2% | Petrol | – |
| 57 | Infiniti | 8,787 | −3.4% | Diesel | +3.1 pts |
| 58 | Leapmotor | 7,301 | +3702.6% | Electric | – |
| 59 | Morgan | 5,797 | 0.0% | Petrol | +22.5 pts |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 37,339,879 car records (licensed and SORN) | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 15 September 2026 |
| Safety recalls | Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | January 1992 to September 2026 | 7,495 road vehicle recalls (R/) | 15 September 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Make totals count every car DVLA records under the make, including models too small for a page of their own. The rank is among all 525 makes on the record.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
- First registrations count cars registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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