How many Alfa Romeo Spiders are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 3,135 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain2,817−2.3% on a year earlier
Declared SORN3,137Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202571.4%Cars of the same ages 59.9%
Rank by number licensedNo. 507of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year20095,391 licensed
Average annual mileage1,814miles a year
How many Alfa Romeo Spiders are left in Great Britain?
There were 2,817 Alfa Romeo Spiders licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 3,137 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 47.7% fewer than the peak of 5,391 in 2009.
The Alfa Romeo Spider 2000 Veloce has its own page.
The figures above include every version; each version page covers only the cars DVLA records
under that version’s name.
Versions of the Alfa Romeo Spider with their own page
In 2025, 71.4% of Alfa Romeo Spider MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Alfa Romeo Spiders tested pass 59.9% of the time, so the Alfa Romeo Spider does better than average for its age, by 11.5 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 69.8%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Alfa Romeo Spider vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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50%
100%
15–19 years
20+ years
Alfa Romeo Spider
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Alfa Romeo Spider compared with all cars
Brakes is the most common reason a Alfa Romeo Spider fails its MOT,
appearing on 40.6% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
6.3% of Alfa Romeo Spider tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Alfa Romeo Spider MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Alfa Romeo Spider MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Alfa Romeo Spider failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Parking brake efficiency below requirements”, on 21.0% of 897 failed tests.
52.7% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Engine oil leak, but not excessive”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Alfa Romeo Spider tests, 2025
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Alfa Romeo Spider annual mileage
The average Alfa Romeo Spider covers 1,814 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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2k
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2,080
15–19 years
1,594
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Alfa Romeo Spider by vehicle age
Registrations of Alfa Romeo Spiders for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 748 in 2007. In 2025, 11 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Alfa Romeo Spiders registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 2,824 Alfa Romeo Spiders licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 45.5% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 21.1% have an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc. The share with an engine of 1,701cc to 1,800cc has grown from 3.2% in 2014 to 9.1%. Petrols made up 92.2% of those licensed in 2014 and 94.7% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Alfa Romeo Spiders licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 1,286 licensed
45.5%
2,101cc to 2,200cc 596 licensed
21.1%
1,701cc to 1,800cc 257 licensed
9.1%
2,301cc to 2,400cc 145 licensed
5.1%
3,101cc to 3,200cc 129 licensed
4.6%
2,001cc to 2,100cc 118 licensed
4.2%
1,501cc to 1,600cc 111 licensed
3.9%
2,901cc to 3,000cc 74 licensed
2.6%
Other sizes 108 licensed
3.8%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,901–2,000cc
Petrol
1,280
45.3%
2,101–2,200cc
Petrol
596
21.1%
1,701–1,800cc
Petrol
257
9.1%
2,301–2,400cc
Diesel
143
5.1%
3,101–3,200cc
Petrol
129
4.6%
2,001–2,100cc
Petrol
118
4.2%
1,501–1,600cc
Petrol
111
3.9%
2,901–3,000cc
Petrol
74
2.6%
1,601–1,700cc
Petrol
43
1.5%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Alfa Romeo Spiders licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Diesel
2014
92.2%
7.8%
2015
92.2%
7.8%
2016
92.2%
7.8%
2017
92.2%
7.8%
2018
92.8%
7.2%
2019
92.8%
7.2%
2020
92.8%
7.2%
2021
93.1%
6.9%
2022
92.9%
7.0%
2023
93.7%
6.2%
2024
94.2%
5.7%
2025
94.7%
5.3%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Alfa Romeo Spider fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Alfa Romeo Spider from 2000, when the data begins, to 2010. On the NEDC test (listings 2000 to 2010), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 21.4 to 52.3 mpg, with CO2 of 142 to 315 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2010
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2010
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “Spider”, “Spider/GTV”, “Spider (2008 Model Year)”, “Alfa Spider”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Alfa Romeo Spider safety recalls
DVSA lists 4 safety recalls for the Alfa Romeo Spider since 1992, the first in 1996. The most recent was launched on 7 December 2007.
Brakes may fail
Launched 7 December 2007DVSA recall R/2007/174
Defect
Due to the possibility of a fault in the production process the flexible rubber brake hoses may not have been correctly vulcanised. As a consequence may partially or totally restrict the internal flow of the brake hydraulic fluid. Should this happen a reduction in efficiency during braking would occur.
Remedy
Recalled vehicles will have the hoses checked to identify if they are within the affected batch. If this is the case they will be replaced with quality assured items.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Alfa Romeo Spider. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
