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Rolls-Royce Dawn

Every model year 2016–2021: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

6 Model years 2016–2021
2 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years
0 Complaints owner reports, all years
A Newest grade 2021 Safety Signal
2021 Best on record cleanest filed year
Rolls-Royce Dawn — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Rolls-Royce Dawn · Photo: Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Every Rolls-Royce Dawn model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year
YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2021GasA00—14 mpg
2020GasA00—14 mpg
2019GasA00—14 mpg
2018GasA00—14 mpg
2017GasB20—14 mpg
2016GasA00—15 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road
Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2021

On the filed record so far, the 2021 is the cleanest Dawn year we hold, and the 2017 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

YearSafety SignalRecalls /yrComplaints /yr
2021A00
2020A00
2019A00
2018A00
2016A00
2017B0.20
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What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record
  • 2020: 1 → 2 EPA configurations
  • 2017: best combined mpg 15 → 14

Common questions about the Rolls-Royce Dawn

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Rolls-Royce Dawn year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2021 Dawn comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (100/100), 0 recalls and 0 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Rolls-Royce Dawn years should I avoid?

No Dawn model year carries a D or F Safety Signal or a standing advisory. The ranking page orders every year on recalls and complaints per year on the road, and says why.

How many recalls does the Rolls-Royce Dawn have?

Across model years 2016–2021, NHTSA has posted 2 recall campaigns for the Rolls-Royce Dawn. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.