How many Rolls-Royce Dawns are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records.
Licensed in Great Britain410−3.8% on a year earlier
Declared SORN83Off the road, not taxed
Rank by number licensedNo. 861of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year2021443 licensed
New registrations in 20252registered for the first time
Most common fuelPetrol100.0% of those licensed
How many Rolls-Royce Dawns are left in Great Britain?
There were 410 Rolls-Royce Dawns licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 83 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 7.4% fewer than the peak of 443 in 2021.
Rolls-Royce Dawns licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2021 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
There were not enough MOT tests of Rolls-Royce Dawns in 2025 to publish reliable figures: we need at least 1,000 tests of cars aged three and over. Cars have their first MOT at three years old, so newer models appear once they reach that age. How we work out MOT figures.
Rolls-Royce Dawn registrations over time
Registrations of Rolls-Royce Dawns for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 154 in 2017. In 2025, 2 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
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Rolls-Royce Dawns registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 416 Rolls-Royce Dawns licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 6,501cc to 6,600cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Rolls-Royce Dawns licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
6,501cc to 6,600cc 416 licensed
100.0%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Rolls-Royce Dawn fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Rolls-Royce Dawn from 2016, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2019 to 2026), official combined fuel economy for its petrol versions ranges from 15.7 to 18.0 mpg, with CO2 of 358 to 384 g/km. On the older NEDC test (listings 2016 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol versions ranges from 19.6 to 20.0 mpg, with CO2 of 330 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2026
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2026
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
6.6 petrol
15.7–18.0
358–384
2019–2026
Euro 6d‑TEMP to Euro 6d
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Older NEDC figures, listed 2016 to 2018 (1 engine and fuel group)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2016 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model name “Dawn”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Rolls-Royce Dawn safety recalls
DVSA lists 1 safety recall for the Rolls-Royce Dawn, launched on 12 January 2017.
Front mounted side airbag may fail to deploy in a collision
It has been identified by the manufacturer that the air-bag initiator does not meet specification. This can therefore result in the initiator not functioning correctly which can lead to none deployment of the air-bag. Should a collision occur then there is an increased risk of injury to the occupants of the vehicle.
Remedy
Recall all affected vehicles to replace the air-bags with a new quality assured component.
Vehicles affected
6 Dawn vehicles
Built
26 Sept 2016 to 27 Oct 2016
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Rolls-Royce Dawn. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
