Alfa Romeo Spider
Registered from 1990 to 2011.
About this model
The Alfa Romeo Spider is a two-seater, front-engined, rear-drive roadster manufactured and marketed by Alfa Romeo from 1966 to 1994 in four distinct generations, or "series", each with modifications ranging from modest to extensive.
From the Wikipedia article Alfa Romeo Spider, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 2.2 petrol. 110 of 526 tests failed, 21%.
Better than 77% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 46% | 51 |
| Brakes | 29% | 32 |
| Tyres and wheels | 25% | 27 |
| Lights and electrics | 21% | 23 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 20% | 22 |
| Body and structure | 12% | 13 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 46% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 29% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Tyres and wheels — 25% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Exhaust and emissions — 20% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 21% of its failures
- Body and structure — 12% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 33% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 16% | 16% | 73 | |
| 40–60k miles | 16% | 20% | 133 | |
| 60–80k miles | 22% | 24% | 153 | |
| 80–100k miles | 28% | 27% | 104 | |
| 100–120k miles | 33% | 29% | 39 |
502 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.