2020 Rolls-Royce Wraith Safety and Reliability

If you think that the NHTSA or IIHS would even dare to look at a Rolls-Royce Wraith, you're sorely mistaken. The Wraith has not been crash-tested in America, and we doubt that anyone else has attempted to smash one of these beauties; besides, if you smash your Wraith, the will to live will surely wane. With no information available, and very limited knowledge on offer on how the rest of the Rolls range performs, we can only guess at how safe it will keep its occupants. The BMW 7 Series, which shares its platform with the Wraith, is a supremely safe car thanks to multitudes of driver assistance features, but these are missing on the Wraith.

The untested Wraith comes with a complement of modern driver assistance features and traditional safety equipment. The basics are covered by performance-oriented traction control, a stability control system, as well as brake assist and a six airbag system that includes a front driver's side knee airbag and rear head airbags. Driver assistance features include lane-departure warning, front and rear parking sensors, available adaptive cruise control, night vision, and a head-up display. Unfortunately, the Wraith doesn't adopt the BMW 7 Series' vast number of tech systems, and things like blind-spot monitoring and forward collision avoidance don't make the list.

There's a common assumption that big and expensive British luxury cars are bound to fall to pieces as soon as they leave the showroom floor, but under the guidance of BMW, Rolls-Royce cars of late have proven to be reliable machines. The Rolls-Royce Wraith has not been recalled in the past three years. Rolls-Royce will back the Wraith with a four-year/unlimited-mile basic warranty, a six-year/unlimited-mile corrosion warranty, as well as a four-year/unlimited drivetrain warranty and a four-year roadside assistance plan.