2007 Alfa Romeo Spider: MOT pass rate and reliability

71.2% of 2007 Alfa Romeo Spiders pass the MOT first time, measured across 507 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 75,281 miles.

How the 2007 compares

  • Against all Alfa Romeo Spiders (73.5%, 3,252 tests): -2.3 points
  • Against all 2007 cars (64.8%): +6.4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Alfa Romeo Spider model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2007 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Alfa Romeo Spider:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1999 69.5% 226 87,695
2001 76.4% 254 80,194
2007 71.2% 507 75,281
2008 76.4% 539 68,844

What this means if you are buying a 2007 Spider

The 2007 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.3 points less often than the Alfa Romeo Spider average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2007 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 19-year-old car fails on

A 2007 car is 19 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2007 Alfa Romeo Spider the average at test was 75,281 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2001 at 76.4%, and the weakest in our data is 1999 at 69.5%. That 6.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2007 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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