Rolls-Royce · 1929–present

Rolls-Royce Phantom

Automaker Rolls-Royce has used the Phantom name on full-sized luxury cars and limousines since 1925, making it the longest-used car model nameplate in automotive history. In the 20th century, the Rolls-Royce Phantom was a very low volume, hand-built limousine, which in its first four generations was custom coachbuilt to the customer's requests, and sometimes extravagant desires. Whilst automobile manufacturing over time became more mechanised and prolific, and vehicles from other manufacturers could be built in greater numbers and at lower prices, the Phantoms remained hand-built, and production of individual cars only began once the order was placed. The use of the name "Phantom" is a long tradition of naming Rolls-Royce models after "ghosts" or spirits. Initial generations of Rolls-Royce consisted of the chassis and engine, then arrangements were made to manufacture the body and interior, customised to the buyer's requests. The Phantom series has maintained favour with wealthy business people, celebrities, heads of state, and royalty, for its qualities, including large interior space, exclusivity, and presence. During the years 1931-1998, when Rolls-Royce also manufactured Bentley cars, the Phantom was exclusive to Rolls-Royce and the approach to the most opulent models wasn't shared with Bentley. Before then, Bentley was an independent automaker who did produce, on a limited basis, the Bentley 8 Litre limousine, until Rolls-Royce took ownership and discontinued the 8 Litre Bentley flagship. Bentley would not manufacture a limousine until 2002, when the Bentley State Limousine was presented to Queen Elizabeth II.

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UK fuel mix: —. Records from the VCA fuel & emissions archive.

Model years

Generations & variants

Rolls-Royce Phantom II

1929–1935

Rolls-Royce Phantom III

1936–1939

Rolls-Royce Phantom IV

1950–1956

Rolls-Royce Phantom VI

1968–1990

Rolls-Royce Phantom VII

2003–present

Rolls-Royce Phantom

2017–present

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UK vehicles on the road

744 licensed and 309 SORN (1,053 total) at 2025 Q4.

DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.

US safety recalls

• 22V721000 2022-09-28 · model years 2023 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

  BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023 Rolls-Royce Phantom vehicles. The headlights may not have received a metal coating application, which can result in the low beams not adequately illuminating road signs. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle…

  Remedy: Dealers will replace the headlights, free of charge. The affected vehicles are still at dealerships and therefore no owner notification letters will be mailed. Owners may contact Rolls-Royce customer service at…

• 21V855000 2021-11-03 · model years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION

  Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Ltd. (Rolls-Royce) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Rolls-Royce Phantom vehicles. The Central Information Display may not raise to the correct position, resulting in a rearview camera image that is partially blocked from view.

  Remedy: Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 28, 2021. Owners may contact Rolls Royce customer service at 1-877-877-3735.

• 21V554000 2021-07-21 · model years 2021 SEAT BELTS

  BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021 2 Series (230i, 230i xDrive, M240i, M240i xDrive), 330e, 330e Xdrive, 4 Series Coupe (430i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive) M4 Coupe, M4 Competition Coupe, BMW 4 Series Convertible (430i, M440i), BMW X1 sDrive28i, xDrive28i, 2 Series Gran Coupe (228i, 228i xDrive,…

  Remedy: Dealers will inspect the seat belt retractors (including the seat belts) and, if necessary, replace the retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 3, 2021. Owners may contact BMW…

• 19V684000 2019-09-27 · model years 2018, 2019 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

  BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 540d, 2018-2020 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, M550i xDrive, M5, 530e, 530e xDrive, X3 sDrive, X3 xDrive, X3 M40i, X3 M, and 2019-2020 X4 xDrive, X4 M40i, X4 M, X7 xDrive, X7 M50i, 740Li, 740Li xDrive, 750Li, 750Li xDrive, 8 Series Convertible and Coupe…

  Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the back-up camera software, free of charge. The recall began November 8, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Rolls-Royce at 1-877-877-3735.…

• 15V787000 2015-11-23 · model years 2015, 2016 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

  BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Rolls-Royce Phantom vehicles manufactured May 22, 2015, to September 23, 2015. The affected vehicles have left and right side curtain air bags that may not have been manufactured properly.

  Remedy: Rolls-Royce will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the side curtain air bags, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 16, 2016. Owners may contact Rolls-Royce customer relations at…

• 13V047000 2013-02-07 · model years 2013 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

  Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is recalling certain model year 2013 Phantom vehicles manufactured from November 2, 2012, through January 18, 2013. The fuel filler necks may be missing the anti-misfueling devices. The devices prevent misfueling and discharge static electricity.

  Remedy: Rolls-Royce is presently contacting all affected owners. Dealers will inspect the gas tank and replace any affected fuel filler necks, free of charge. The recall began in early February 2013. Owners may contact…

• 10V447000 2010-10-01 · model years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

  ROLLS-ROYCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003-2010 PHANTOM, MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 PHANTOM DROPHEAD COUPE, AND MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 PHANTOM COUPE VEHICLES. A CHECK VALVE OF THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP MAY LEAK A SMALL AMOUNT OF LUBRICATING OIL. OVER TIME THIS COULD RESULT IN CONTAMINATION OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

  Remedy: ROLLS-ROYCE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ROLLS-ROYCE AT 1-877-877-3735.

NHTSA recalls database (US government, public domain). Recalls apply to US-market vehicles; check the manufacturer for your country.

US EPA fuel-economy records

US EPA test figures (US MPG, US test cycle), fueleconomy.gov ↗, US government public domain.

Sources

• Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q33657874CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_PhantomCC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1336777512 · 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.

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