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Rolls-Royce Ghost Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 9 model years of the Rolls-Royce Ghost (2010–2023). The most-complained-about year is 2011.

9
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2010
year with most recalls
2011
year with most complaints

Pick your Rolls-Royce Ghost model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2023 Rolls-Royce Ghost10
2022 Rolls-Royce Ghost10
2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost20
2018 Rolls-Royce Ghost10
2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost10
2015 Rolls-Royce Ghost10
2012 Rolls-Royce Ghost20
2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost21
2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost30

What Rolls-Royce Ghost owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2011 model year has the most, with 1.

All Rolls-Royce Ghost recalls (9)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Rolls-Royce Ghost, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 23V645000 Reported 1,305 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Rolls-Royce Ghost vehicles. The single-layer tempered glass protecting the instrument cluster may break in a crash.

    Remedy: Dealers will apply a protective coating on the instrument cluster's single-layer tempered glass, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 8, 2023. Owners may contact Rolls Royce customer service…

    Model years: 2021, 2022, 2023

  2. Seat belts

    NHTSA 21V554000 Reported 21,537 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    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, M235i xDrive), M2…

    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…

    Model years: 2021

  3. Engine (engine and engine cooling) and turbo/supercharger (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 18V248000 Reported 47,806 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 BMW 550i, 550i xDrive, 550i Gran Turismo, 550i Gran Turismo xDrive, 750i, 750Li, 750i xDrive, 750Li xDrive, 760Li, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M, X6 xDrive50i, X6 M, ActiveHybrid7, MINI Cooper S Convertible, John Cooper Works (JCW) Convertible, Cooper S Countryman, Cooper S Countryman…

    Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric auxiliary water pump, free of charge. Depending on the model, there are currently limited parts available, however not all parts are available at this time.…

    Model years: 2010, 2011, 2012

  4. Air bags

    NHTSA 18V097000 Reported 3 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 Rolls-Royce Ghost vehicles. The head air bags in these vehicles may have been damaged during vehicle assembly, possibly causing the head air bags to not fully inflate upon deployment.

    Remedy: None of the affected vehicles have been delivered to customers, therefore, owner notification letters will not be sent. Rolls-Royce dealers will inspect and replace the head air bags, as necessary, free of charge.…

    Model years: 2018

  5. Retractor (seat belts)

    NHTSA 16V747000 Reported 15,455 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, MINI Hardtop 4 Door Cooper, Mini Hardtop 4 Door Cooper S, MINI Cooper Clubman, and Cooper S Clubman, 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost, and 2016 528i vehicles. The vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of the seat belt Emergency Locking Retractor…

    Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 3, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

    Model years: 2017

  6. Air bags: side/window

    NHTSA 15V695000 Reported 1 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling one model year 2015 Rolls-Royce Ghost manufactured on January 23, 2014. The affected vehicle has thorax air bags fitted to both front seats that may fail to meet the side impact performance requirements for the front seat occupants. As such, this vehicle may fail to comply with Federal Motor…

    Remedy: A Rolls-Royce dealer will replace the driver-side and passenger-side thorax air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began October 22, 2015. Owners may contact Rolls-Royce at 1-877-877-3735.

    Model years: 2015

  7. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 12V368000 Reported 10 vehicles potentially affected ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC.

    Certain model year 2012 Ghost passenger vehicles manufactured from March 27, 2012, through July 13, 2012 were equipped with 20-inch tires, but the tire information label states that the vehicles were equipped with 19-inch tires. Therefore, the label does not conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110,…

    Remedy: The owners of the affected vehicles have all received corrected tire information labels, therefore, an owner notification letter will not be issued for this campaign.

    Model years: 2012

  8. Turbo/supercharger (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 12V166000 Reported 69 vehicles potentially affected ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC.

    Rolls-royce is recalling certain model year 2011 ghost vehicles equipped with turbocharged engines because the circuit board for the electric auxiliary water pump can overheat.

    Remedy: Rolls-royce will notify owners, and dealers will replace the auxiliary water pump free of charge. The safety recall began on may 9, 2012. Owners may contact rolls-royce customer relations and services at 1-877-877-3735.

    Model years: 2010, 2011

  9. Turbo/supercharger (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 11V522000 Reported 589 vehicles potentially affected ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC.

    Rolls-royce is recalling certain model year 2010 ghost vehicles manufactured from september 2009 through september 2010, equipped with turbocharged engines, because the circuit board for the electric auxiliary water pump can overheat.

    Remedy: Rolls-royce will notify owners, and dealers will replace the auxiliary water pump free of charge. The safety recall began on january 2012. Owners may contact rolls-royce customer relations and services at 1-877-877-3735.

    Model years: 2010

Other Rolls-Royce models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.