Rolls-Royce · 2015–2023
Rolls-Royce Dawn
The Rolls-Royce Dawn is a convertible luxury grand tourer manufactured by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. It was announced at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
UK fuel mix: —. Records from the VCA fuel & emissions archive.
Model years
Generations & variants
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UK vehicles on the road
416 licensed and 80 SORN (496 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 137 |
| 2017 | 264 |
| 2018 | 359 |
| 2019 | 428 |
| 2020 | 476 |
| 2021 | 486 |
| 2022 | 492 |
| 2023 | 490 |
| 2024 | 487 |
| 2025 | 496 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
US safety recalls
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17V115000 2017-02-23 · model years 2017
AIR BAGS
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2017 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive and M4 vehicles and Rolls-Royce Dawn vehicles. The affected vehicles have seat-mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash.
Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began April 17, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
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16V914000 2016-12-20 · model years 2017
AIR BAGS
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Mini 4-Door Cooper,…
Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
NHTSA recalls database (US government, public domain). Recalls apply to US-market vehicles; check the manufacturer for your country.
US EPA fuel-economy records
| Year | Engine | Drive | Transmission | Fuel | MPG (US) comb. | CO₂ g/mi | EV range mi | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6.6 L 12-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S8) | Premium | 14 | 632 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2021 | 6.6 L 12-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S8) | Premium | 14 | 632 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2020 | 6.6 L 12-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S8) | Premium | 14 | 637 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2020 | 6.6 L 12-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S8) | Premium | 14 | 637 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2019 | 6.6 L 12-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S8) | Premium | 14 | 637 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2018 | 6.6 L 12-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S8) | Premium | 14 | 634 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2017 | 6.6 L 12-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S8) | Premium | 14 | 627 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2016 | 6.6 L 12-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S8) | Premium | 15 | 609 | — | EPA ↗ |
US EPA test figures (US MPG, US test cycle), fueleconomy.gov ↗, US government public domain.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q20820931CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_DawnCC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1369267101 · retrieved 2026-10-03
- UK Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) fuel & emissions data — https://carfueldata.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk/Open Government Licence v3.0
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- US EPA / DOE FuelEconomy.gov — https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/ws/index.shtmlUS Government public domain
- NHTSA recalls database — https://www.nhtsa.gov/recallsUS Government public domain
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.
