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Rolls-Royce vehicle research
The Rolls-Royce vehicle research desk indexes 4 current EPA model families for model year 2027, totaling 11 certification records across 11 model/option labels. Current Rolls-Royce certification data spans Electricity, Premium fuel types and All-Wheel Drive, Rear-Wheel Drive drivetrains, with combined efficiency of 13–82 MPG/MPGe. The archive extends further back with 10 additional model-year records across 4 Rolls-Royce models. 4 dedicated model hubs break this down by nameplate, and each family page adds its own 12-answer decision desk covering configuration choice, ownership, maintenance and used buying. Every figure here traces back to its own EPA row or dated manufacturer source, never averaged across the make.
Trim guides
Trims, with primary source trails.
2 trims · 6.75L twin-turbo V12 · Standard AWD · seating for 4 or 5.
2 trims · full model guide →2027 · Full-size luxury sedanGhost3 trims · 6.75L twin-turbo V12 · Standard AWD · seating for 5.
3 trims · full model guide →2027 · Full-size ultra-luxury sedanPhantom2 trims · 6.75L twin-turbo V12 · RWD · seating for 5.
2 trims · full model guide →2026 · Electric grand touring coupeSpectre2 trims · Dual electric motors · Standard AWD · seating for 4.
2 trims · full model guide →Official market snapshot
Every Rolls-Royce EPA family in the dataset.
| Family | Year | Vehicle class | Configurations | Model/option labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullinan → | 2027 | Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD | 2 | 2 |
| Ghost → | 2027 | Large Cars | 3 | 3 |
| Phantom → | 2027 | Large Cars | 2 | 2 |
| Spectre → | 2027 | Compact Cars | 4 | 4 |
2 certified configurations · 2 model/option labels
10 model answers · All-Wheel Drive →2027 · Large CarsGhost3 certified configurations · 3 model/option labels
9 model answers · All-Wheel Drive →2027 · Large CarsPhantom2 certified configurations · 2 model/option labels
9 model answers · Rear-Wheel Drive →2027 · Compact CarsSpectre4 certified configurations · 4 model/option labels
11 model answers · All-Wheel Drive →Model research hubs
Every Rolls-Royce nameplate, with all of its published model years.
Rolls-Royce Spectre specs by model year, with the trim and EPA configuration record for each one.
Open the Rolls-Royce Spectre model hub →Full-size luxury sedanRolls-Royce GhostRolls-Royce Ghost specs by model year, with the trim and EPA configuration record for each one.
Open the Rolls-Royce Ghost model hub →Full-size luxury SUVRolls-Royce CullinanRolls-Royce Cullinan specs by model year, with the trim and EPA configuration record for each one.
Open the Rolls-Royce Cullinan model hub →Full-size ultra-luxury sedanRolls-Royce PhantomRolls-Royce Phantom specs by model year, with the trim and EPA configuration record for each one.
Open the Rolls-Royce Phantom model hub →Model-year archive
Every indexed Rolls-Royce model year.
10 model-year records across 4 Rolls-Royce models.
Other makes
Compare Rolls-Royce against other current-market makes.
Recall record across the lineup
Rolls-Royce: which models carry more or fewer federal safety recalls than the brand’s own average.
| Model | Average recalls per model-year | Total recalls on file | Model years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce Cullinan | 1.3 | 10 | 8 |
| Rolls-Royce Phantom | 1.3 | 10 | 8 |
| Rolls-Royce Ghost | 1.2 | 7 | 6 |
Method: each model’s average is computed from the same NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation: Recalls API model-year data shown on that model’s own hub, queried by exact make, model and model year. Data pulled 2026-09-04. Models with fewer than 3 published model years of recall data are excluded from this comparison.
Check open recalls by VIN for one particular vehicle.
Q01Which Rolls-Royce models have the most federal recalls?
Across the 3 Rolls-Royce nameplates checked here, recall rates stay within a normal range of each other (about 1.2 recalls per model-year on average), with no single model standing out as notably higher or lower. Recall count is one input, not a purchase verdict.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation: Recalls API.
About the brand
About Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce Motors was a British luxury car manufacturer, created in 1973 during the de-merger of the Rolls-Royce automotive business from the nationalised Rolls-Royce Limited. It produced luxury cars under the Rolls-Royce and Bentley brands. Vickers acquired the company in 1980 and sold it to Volkswagen in 1998.
- History
- The original Rolls-Royce Limited had been nationalised in 1971 due to the financial collapse of the company, caused in part by the development of the RB211 jet engine. In 1973, the British government sold the Rolls-Royce car business to allow nationalised parent Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited to concentrate on jet engine manufacture. In 1980, Rolls-Royce Motors was acquired by Vickers.
- Lineup
- Modern Rolls-Royce is the product of an unusual corporate split: when the historic Rolls-Royce Motors business (which had built both Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars) was sold in 1998, BMW licensed the Rolls-Royce name and logo along with the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament and the brand's signature grille shape from Volkswagen, while Volkswagen kept the actual factory and workforce and used them to continue building cars under the Bentley name instead. BMW's Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, formed in 1998 and building cars under the Rolls-Royce name since 2003, has no direct engineering lineage to pre-2003 Rolls-Royces beyond briefly supplying components; Bentley, not Rolls-Royce, is the true continuation of the original company. The current lineup runs the Phantom, the flagship four-door saloon offered in two wheelbase lengths since 2003, the smaller Ghost saloon, the Cullinan SUV, and the Spectre coupe, Rolls-Royce's first electric car. Every Rolls-Royce is still extensively hand-built and heavily customized to individual owner specification, called "Bespoke" commissioning, which remains central to the brand's identity regardless of which model a customer chooses.
Source: Rolls-Royce Motors (Wikipedia)