Alfa romeo SPIDER - 2000
372.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2000 is 366.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Alfa romeo SPIDER, model year 2000.
Sample size: 173 cars, 373 tests and 1,390 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 173 cars
The 2000 Alfa Romeo Spider has a slightly higher overall defect rate, with 373 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 362. The model shows significant issues with brakes, with a defect rate of 204, notably higher than the average of 163. In contrast, it performs better in steering and lights & electrics, with defects at 14 and 41 respectively, compared to averages of 26 and 80. Mileage trends indicate that as the vehicle ages, particularly beyond 124,000 miles, the defect rate rises steeply, reaching 680 defects per 100 vehicles. Overall, while the Alfa Romeo Spider has some strengths, its brake issues are particularly concerning.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 173 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 25.4% worse
204.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 162.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 48.1% better
13.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.8 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 4.2% better
27.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.5 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▲ 48.3% better
41.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 79.9 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 11.5% worse
314.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 282.2 / 100 tests
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 24.6% better
57.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 76.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 0.0% better
17.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.7 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 17.4% worse
68.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 58.0 / 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: 157
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 130
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 97
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 86
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 86
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 71
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 52
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 46
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 30
Serious faults (Top 10)
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 21
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
Service brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 11