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Rolls-Royce · Unclassified

2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan

Gas
Midsize Station Wagons
2 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26
B
Safety Signal
85 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns 2
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA 0
Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —
Fuel economybest combined, EPA 14 mpg
202720262025202420232022202120202019

The 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan is sold in the U.S. as a gas unclassified with 2 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Cullinan, is EPA-rated at 14 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B.

Rolls Royce Cullinan — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Rolls Royce Cullinan · Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
CullinanGasAWD6.7L 12-cyl turbo122014$5,850
Cullinan Black BadgeGasAWD6.7L 12-cyl turbo122014$5,850

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 42846, 42847.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates
ConfigurationSmog ratingEmission standardWhere it can be sold newSmartWay
Cullinan, Cullinan Black Badge3 / 10California LEV-III ULEV125 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 125All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Gas-guzzler tax applies to Cullinan, Cullinan Black Badge — a federal excise the manufacturer pays and prices in.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada
Length210.2 in
Width (body, without mirrors)78.7 in
Height72.4 in
Wheelbase129.9 in
Curb weight6,069 lb

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here one configuration: 4-door SUV. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

Also on file Beside the 2021 Cullinan
Other years The 2027 Cullinan Recalls Rolls-Royce recalls
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Factory warranty running out?

The 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan is in the years where transmission, electronics and drivetrain repairs land on the owner. What an extended plan does and does not cover is worth reading before a dealer quotes you one.

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Recalls (2)

Source: NHTSA recall database
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Seat Belts

102 vehicles 34% reported repaired
Problem BMW of North America, LLC (Rolls-Royce) is recalling certain 2020-2026 Rolls-Royce Cullinan vehicles. The fixing bolts may not have been properly tightened. The bolts may loosen and damage the left or right rear seat belt webbing or allow the backrest to move under pressure from items in the luggage compartment. Risk A damaged seat belt or unsecured seat back may not adequately restrain the seat occupant, increasing the risk of 135/2,000 Safety Risk: Crash Fire Death Injury Consumer Advisories: Do Not Drive Park Outside Remedy Description:injury during a crash. Fix Owners are advised not to use the rear seats or luggage compartment until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will inspect, tighten, or replace the fixing bolts as necessary, free of charge. In addition, the left and right rear seat belts will be inspected and replaced as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 1, 2026. Owners acmay contt Rolls-Royce M Cotor Carsustomer Relations and Services at 1-833-765-5727.
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDFOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 26V143000 reported Mar 12, 2026 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Seat Belts

21,537 vehicles 99% reported repaired
Problem 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 Competition Coupe, 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i, M340i xDrive, M3, M3 Competition, 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper, CooperS, JCW), X2 sDrive28i, X2 xDrive28i, X2 M35i, Z4 sDrive30i, Z4 M40i, MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper SE), MINI Convertible (Cooper, Cooper S, JCW), MINI Clubman (Cooper S, Cooper S All4, JCW), MINI Countryman (Cooper Risk During a crash, a seat belt retractor that does not function as intended increases the risk of injury. Fix 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 customer service at 1-800-525-7417; 1-866-825-1525 (MINI); 1-877-877-3735 (Rolls Royce); and 1-888-270-9371 (Toyota).
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDFOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 21V554000 reported Jul 21, 2021 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Cullinan

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2021 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds.

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Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

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Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

No owner complaints on file with NHTSA for this model year.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications
Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 38
Most recentmanufacturer date 2025-09-05
Kindsas classified by NHTSA 37 service bulletins, 1 service campaign

Most often about: Equipment, Engine, Structure, Electrical System, Exterior Lighting.

  • RRA08202502 Service campaign
    2025-09-05 · Electrical System
  • A small number of Rolls-Royce Cullinan (RR31) vehicles have been identified as having a potential issue concerning the key recognition. Due to a software error, the vehicle key may not be reliably recognized inside the trunk (boot) of the vehicle. This may potentially allow the vehicle to be locked while the key is in the trunk.
  • RRA12202207 Service bulletin
    2022-12-21 · Engine And Engine Cooling
  • A Rolls-Royce Phantom (RR11/12), Ghost (RR21/22) and Cullinan (RR31) vehicles have been identified as having a potential issue concerning the 2 x coolant pipe connections at the cylinder head. The coolant pipe retaining clips (jubilee clips) may not have been fitted in the correct position, which could result in a coolant leak.
  • A08202201UC Service bulletin
    2022-08-16 · Equipment — Electrical
  • The vehicles identified may potentially not transfer incoming voice audio during a telematics call due to the 3G network deactivation in the United States. Therefore, this will affect all Connected Services voice audio in an Emergency call (E-call), Concierge call and Roadside assist calls.
  • A07202206 Service bulletin
    2022-07-27 · Electrical System
  • The vehicles identified may potentially not transfer incoming voice audio during a telematics call due to the 3G network deactivation in the United States. Therefore, this will affect all Connected Services voice audio in an Emergency call (E-call), Concierge call and Roadside assist calls.
  • A06202204 Service bulletin
    2022-06-15 · Structure — Body — Tailgate
  • Service Action Tailgate spindle drive replacement
  • RRA04202206 Service bulletin
    2022-04-28 · Structure — Body — Tailgate
  • The affected vehicles have been identified as having a potential issue concerning the bottom (lower) tailgate spindle drive mechanism.  It could be possible that faulty spindle drive for the bottom tailgate may have been installed, which could fail over time.  Note:  It is still possible to manually operate the bottom tailgate by hand.
  • RR65562989 Service bulletin
    2021-09-01 · Engine And Engine Cooling
  • Complaints of deposits, crystalisation or emulsification in the coolant expansion tanks.
  • RR64605110 Service bulletin
    2021-09-01 · Equipment
  • The vehicle has been brought to the workshop with a complaint relating to the SoE function.

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Cullinan by model year

all years, side by side →
Year Safety Recalls Complaints
2027 A* 0 0 13 mpg2026 A 1 0 14 mpg2025 A 1 0 14 mpg2024 A 1 0 14 mpg2023 A 1 0 14 mpg2022 A 1 0 14 mpg2021 this page B 2 0 14 mpg2020 A 1 0 14 mpg2019 A 2 0 14 mpg

Common questions about the 2021 Cullinan

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 2 recall campaigns for the 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan. The most serious on file is 26V143000, covering Seat Belts. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it B (85/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan?

Across the 2 EPA-rated configurations of the 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan, the best EPA combined figure is 14 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What are the dimensions of the 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan?

Transport Canada measured it at 210.2 in long, 78.7 in wide (body, without mirrors), 72.4 in tall, on a 129.9 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 6,069 lb. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

How clean is the 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan?

The EPA smog rating for the 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan is 3 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III ULEV125, Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan?

The manufacturer has filed 38 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan, most often covering equipment, engine, structure. The most recent is dated 2025-09-05. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

DataHeldSourceWhat it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations2 configurationsEPA certification recordsEvery configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates2 configurationsEPA emission certificatesSmog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls2NHTSA recall campaignsA complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaintsnoneNHTSA complaint databaseNo owner has filed one. On a car that sold in small numbers this says very little either way.
Crash ratingsnoneNHTSA NCAPNHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe.
Service bulletins38NHTSA manufacturer communicationsEverything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
InvestigationsnoneNHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationNo defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reportsnoneNHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSAnoneNHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patternsWe had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Measured dimensions5 fieldsTransport Canada, Canadian Vehicle SpecificationsLength, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipmentnoneManufacturer press kitWe have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Where to go next

pages beside this one
Other years The 2027 Cullinan The Cullinan model year with the cleanest record on file — grade A, 0 recalls.Recalls Every Rolls-Royce recall on file All campaigns filed against Rolls-Royce vehicles, newest first, with the manufacturer's own number.Recall Watch Watch this Cullinan by VIN Give it the VIN and you hear the night a campaign is filed — from $29 a month for a lot, free for ten.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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