71.4%
Alfa Romeo Spider pass rate
Used Alfa Romeo Spider buying guide
In 2025, Alfa Romeo Spider cars passed 71.4% of 3,143 initial MOT tests, 0.9 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Alfa Romeo Spider MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−0.9
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Spider sits 327th of 575 models in the data. Alfa Romeo as a brand averaged 67.9%, so this model runs 3.5 points ahead of its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Alfa Romeo Spider MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Spider compares with similar cars.
Spider fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Alfa Romeo Spider cars tested in 2025. Diesel made up just 6.7% of tests.
Where the Spider fails its MOT
Where Alfa Romeo Spider cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (7.2%), service brake performance efficiency below requirements (4%) and coil spring fractured or broken (3.6%). See every common Spider MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Alfa Romeo Spider that failed, not a claim that every Spider has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Spider?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 25.8% of Spider failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 18.6% of Spider failure items.
3
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 15.5% of Spider failure items.
4
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 10.3% of Spider failure items.
5
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 8.3% of Spider failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Alfa Romeo Spider failures cluster around brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Alfa Romeo models
The most-tested Alfa Romeo models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Spider.
- Used Alfa Romeo Giulietta 65.5% MOT pass rate
- Used Alfa Romeo Mito 60.7% MOT pass rate
- Used Alfa Romeo Giulia 85.7% MOT pass rate
- Used Alfa Romeo Stelvio 87.8% MOT pass rate
- Used Alfa Romeo 159 57.5% MOT pass rate
- Used Alfa Romeo Brera 66.3% MOT pass rate
See all 7 Alfa Romeo models ranked by MOT pass rate.
Used Alfa Romeo Spider FAQs
Is the Alfa Romeo Spider reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 71.4% first-time pass rate for the Alfa Romeo Spider across 3,143 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Alfa Romeo Spider?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: brakes, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check an Alfa Romeo Spider's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.