ROLLS ROYCE · ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT · Cars
As of 2026 Q1, 315 ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPIRITs remain registered in the UK — a genuinely rare sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 353 in 2018 Q3 — only 89% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 38 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 4 a year (1.1% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2086 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer. Tellingly, 54% are declared SORN — kept off the road in garages and barns rather than driven, the signature of a car being looked after rather than used up.
Rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (315 in the latest data).
Rarer than 48% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.
Disappearing at about 4 a year (1.1% of survivors). At that pace roughly 297 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2086.
The Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit is a full-size luxury car produced by Rolls-Royce Motors, in Crewe, England, from 1980 to 1997. It was the first model in the SZ series. The Silver Spur is a long-wheelbase version of the Silver Spirit, produced from 1980 to 2000. It was the first car to feature a retractable Spirit of Ecstasy: the spring-loaded mascot sank into the radiator shell if dislodged from its position.
As of 2026 Q1, 315 ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT were still registered in the UK — 146 licensed and on the road, plus 169 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT is rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (315), making it rarer than 48% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT on UK roads rose by 1 (0.3%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 297 would remain in 5 years.
Most ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT peaked at 353 registered in 2018 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.