Alfa romeo SPIDER - 1999
318.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 1999 is 349.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Alfa romeo SPIDER, model year 1999.
Sample size: 257 cars, 553 tests and 1,761 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 257 cars
The 1999 Alfa Romeo Spider shows an overall defect rate of 318 per 100 vehicles, which is 8% lower than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Spider performs better than average in steering, visibility, and lights & electrics, with significantly fewer issues in these categories. However, it experiences more problems in the "Other" category, where defects are 28% higher than the average. In terms of mileage-related trends, the defect rate tends to increase with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, but the model remains competitive overall.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 257 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 2.2% better
150.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 153.4 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▲ 65.3% better
9.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.9 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 21.1% better
21.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.6 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▲ 50.0% better
36.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 73.0 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 2.2% better
261.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.9 / 100 tests
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 13.5% better
66.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 76.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 13.0% worse
21.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 26.0% worse
71.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 56.5 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 182
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 129
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 110
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 106
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 102
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 89
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 58
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 54
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 53
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 45
Serious faults (Top 10)
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 53
Service brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 37
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
A wheel bearing: excessively rough
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 12