Where each one leads
Bentley Mulsanne
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Rolls-Royce Ghost
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Rolls-Royce Ghost uses 16.4 l/100 km, the 2020 Bentley Mulsanne 20.0.
- New Rolls-Royce Ghost cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 357 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 365 for the Bentley Mulsanne in 2021.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Bentley Mulsanne | Rolls-Royce Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1981–2020 | 2010–2023 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 1,530 (2010–2021) | 2,291 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 679 | 985 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Bentley Mulsanne | Rolls-Royce Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| US owner complaints | — | 1 |
| Most complaints about | — | Engine and engine cooling |
| Model year with most complaints | — | 2011 (1) |
| US recall campaigns | 3 | 9 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,239 | 208 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Bentley Mulsanne | Rolls-Royce Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 20.0 l/100 km (2020) | 16.4 l/100 km (2026) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 365 g/km | 357 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 395 kW (530 hp) | 428 kW (574 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,523 kg | 2,573 kg |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).