MOT reliability
Alfa romeo Spider
8,850 vehicles · 125,297 completed MOT tests analysed
72%
MOT pass rate
Based on 8,850 Alfa romeo Spider vehicles and 125,297 completed MOT tests, the Alfa romeo Spider has an overall 72% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 88,845 miles.
8,850
Vehicles
125,297
MOT tests
2,973
Avg miles / year
2.2
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Alfa romeo Spider problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Alfa romeo Spider MOT tests:
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Other74%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension14%
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Brakes9%
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Emissions & nuisance5%
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Steering4%
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Seatbelts & equipment4%
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Lamps & electrical3%
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Body & structure3%
Alfa romeo Spider pass rate by age
How the Alfa romeo Spider's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 71% |
| 2 | 79 | 78% |
| 3 | 2,542 | 83% |
| 4 | 2,968 | 81% |
| 5 | 3,612 | 79% |
| 6 | 4,235 | 77% |
| 7 | 5,057 | 75% |
| 8 | 5,925 | 73% |
| 9 | 6,738 | 72% |
| 10 | 7,151 | 71% |
| 11 | 7,021 | 70% |
| 12 | 6,793 | 69% |
| 13 | 6,509 | 69% |
| 14 | 6,339 | 70% |
| 15 | 6,109 | 70% |
| 16 | 5,856 | 70% |
| 17 | 5,554 | 70% |
| 18 | 4,866 | 70% |
| 19 | 4,070 | 69% |
| 20 | 3,634 | 69% |
Fuel types: Petrol (8,461), Diesel (376), Other (9), LPG (2), Gas (1), Electric (1)
Most common Alfa romeo Spider MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Alfa romeo Spider MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (5,076 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3,815 times)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3,699 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (3,305 times)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2,919 times)
- Oil leak (2,837 times)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2,646 times)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (2,386 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2,131 times)
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (1,869 times)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (1,760 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (1,662 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (1,522 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1,485 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (1,435 times)
Alfa romeo Spider pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 65,554 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 67,172 |
| 2019 | 2 | 9 | 78% | 21,041 |
| 2018 | 8 | 23 | 74% | 57,925 |
| 2017 | 5 | 18 | 94% | 75,806 |
| 2016 | 11 | 30 | 70% | 73,463 |
| 2015 | 3 | 13 | 62% | 41,078 |
| 2014 | 4 | 28 | 68% | 35,927 |
| 2013 | 10 | 85 | 74% | 64,883 |
| 2012 | 3 | 27 | 70% | 67,380 |
| 2011 | 28 | 367 | 87% | 62,796 |
| 2010 | 126 | 1,686 | 85% | 64,131 |
| 2009 | 161 | 2,446 | 81% | 67,163 |
| 2008 | 721 | 12,071 | 80% | 72,445 |
| 2007 | 754 | 13,114 | 78% | 77,645 |
| 2006 | 22 | 341 | 80% | 55,764 |
| 2005 | 93 | 1,824 | 74% | 65,968 |
| 2004 | 125 | 2,351 | 73% | 76,762 |
| 2003 | 182 | 3,603 | 71% | 86,723 |
| 2002 | 229 | 4,539 | 73% | 89,826 |
| 2001 | 522 | 10,234 | 71% | 86,090 |
| 2000 | 436 | 8,096 | 68% | 92,827 |
| 1999 | 619 | 10,967 | 67% | 99,425 |
| 1998 | 676 | 10,612 | 68% | 100,480 |
| 1997 | 755 | 11,240 | 67% | 107,542 |
| 1996 | 547 | 7,283 | 65% | 101,991 |
| 1995 | 48 | 473 | 66% | 112,249 |
| 1994 | 29 | 297 | 71% | 68,071 |
| 1993 | 95 | 1,142 | 74% | 79,244 |
| 1992 | 156 | 2,309 | 71% | 90,170 |
| 1991 | 269 | 3,725 | 72% | 92,434 |
| 1990 | 258 | 3,195 | 72% | 96,052 |
| 1989 | 228 | 2,882 | 70% | 105,204 |
| 1988 | 114 | 1,401 | 68% | 103,254 |
| 1987 | 69 | 821 | 70% | 117,927 |
| 1986 | 88 | 833 | 68% | 102,984 |
| 1985 | 78 | 804 | 70% | 104,690 |
| 1984 | 70 | 705 | 72% | 114,089 |
| 1983 | 35 | 306 | 69% | 81,454 |
| 1982 | 22 | 166 | 70% | 71,465 |
| 1981 | 27 | 189 | 68% | 74,283 |
| 1980 | 9 | 61 | 75% | 65,222 |
| 1979 | 13 | 145 | 70% | 77,042 |
| 1978 | 53 | 596 | 71% | 58,676 |
| 1977 | 48 | 476 | 74% | 62,893 |
| 1976 | 60 | 589 | 75% | 65,447 |
| 1975 | 47 | 472 | 73% | 65,060 |
| 1974 | 19 | 117 | 70% | 42,195 |
| 1973 | 14 | 157 | 65% | 74,435 |
| 1972 | 46 | 425 | 72% | 58,951 |
| 1971 | 37 | 391 | 75% | 61,391 |
| 1970 | 15 | 111 | 81% | 61,468 |
| 1969 | 48 | 425 | 80% | 76,289 |
| 1968 | 24 | 196 | 75% | 61,704 |
| 1967 | 43 | 337 | 79% | 49,933 |
| 1966 | 11 | 68 | 68% | 49,965 |
| 1965 | 5 | 49 | 82% | 64,224 |
| 1964 | 24 | 242 | 79% | 58,335 |
| 1963 | 6 | 59 | 81% | 62,765 |
| 1962 | 2 | 13 | 77% | 47,280 |
| 1961 | 5 | 14 | 86% | 45,692 |
| 1960 | 4 | 5 | 80% | 56,319 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 31,080 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 30,258 |
| 1957 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 68,811 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 3 |
| 1932 | 1 | 4 | 100% | — |
| 1931 | 1 | 9 | 100% | 3,837 |
Alfa romeo Spider reliability FAQ
Across 8,850 Alfa romeo Spider vehicles in our MOT data,
72% pass the MOT (a 28% failure rate), with about
2.2 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Alfa romeo Spider MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).
The typical Alfa romeo Spider in our data has covered around
88,845 miles.
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