Rolls-Royce Silver ShadowYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 18 safety recalls on record for the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls181968–1980 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Silver Shadow median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1977Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 1976Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1971Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1970Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1969Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1968Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

18 recalls

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings80V-066 · 1975–1980 · May 30, 1980 · 6,030 vehicles Front: anchorage79V-058 · 1979 · Feb 27, 1979 · 193 vehicles Vehicle speed control78V-006 · 1977–1978 · Jan 10, 1978 · 900 vehicles Linkages: tie rod assembly77V-190 · 1977 · Oct 25, 1977 · 724 vehicles Steering: rack and pinion77V-089 · 1977 · Jun 14, 1977 · 328 vehicles Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)77V-003 · 1976 · Jan 6, 1977 · 336 vehicles Steering: steering wheel/handle bar74V-021 · 1973 · Feb 5, 1974 · 159 vehicles Body: bumpers73V-227 · 1973 · Nov 23, 1973 · 37 vehicles Automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch72V-083 · 1971 · Apr 18, 1972 · 194 vehicles Front: anchorage71V-213 · 1968–1970 · Nov 19, 1971 · 1,101 vehicles Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)69V-034 · null · Mar 24, 1969 · 1,350 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages67V-106 · null · Nov 6, 1967 · 650 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 18 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.