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H449 KFC

1991 Alfa Romeo Spider

Grey Petrol 1962cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires14 Jun 2027
Tests27 (20 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate74.1%

Mileage

95,322 mi
Last recorded95,322 miles
Recorded on11 Jun 2026
Typical for 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider86,508 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationH449 KFC
MakeAlfa Romeo
ModelSpider
Year1991
ColourGrey
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,962cc

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MOT History

20 pass 7 fail
Pass 11 Jun 2026 95,322 miles

Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive from gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive rear differential (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive rear of engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 11 Jun 2025 95,082 miles

Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive rear differential . (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive rear of engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 11 Jun 2024 94,721 miles

Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive rear diff (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 15 Jun 2023 94,229 miles

Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Upper Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt centre steering arm (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Offside Front Upper Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive rear diff (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 10 May 2021 93,597 miles

Nearside Front Coil spring corroded and offside (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded and offside (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

exhaust center box corroded

Pass 12 May 2020 91,047 miles

Central Rear Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 30 Apr 2018 89,528 miles
Pass 24 Apr 2017 89,018 miles
Pass 26 Apr 2016 87,676 miles
Fail 21 Apr 2016 87,617 miles

Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings steering idler leaking (2.2.B.1h)

Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

Fail 18 Apr 2016 87,609 miles

Nearside Front Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Inner (2.2.C.1c)

Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play Inner (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Nearside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1)

Offside Front Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Inner (2.2.C.1c)

Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play Inner (2.2.B.1f)

Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Offside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1)

Offside Front Body has excessive displacement which may lead to loss of vehicle control Panel above pedals is insecure and falls down onto legs (6.1.B.1a) DANGEROUS

Centre Gearbox mount split and worn

Centre Heat shield insecure

Clutch slave leaking badly

Front Number plate positioned incorrectly

Nearside Front Seat belt flexible stalk damaged but not likely to lead to failure under load Plastic damaged (5.2.4a)

Offside Front Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)

Oil leaks

Pass 9 Apr 2015 86,936 miles

play in n/s steering idler

Fail 9 Apr 2014 110,103 miles

Front Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)

Nearside Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Front Ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)

Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Offside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

both rear tyres starting to perish

Pass 9 Apr 2014 110,103 miles

Nearside Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Front Ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)

Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

both rear tyres starting to perish

Pass 19 Aug 2013 110,074 miles

Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a)

Pass 9 Jul 2012 110,001 miles

Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Fail 3 Jul 2012 109,999 miles

Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Pass 5 Jul 2011 109,461 miles

both front floors are corroded

oil level low

play in both rear wheel bearings

play in the ends of drag links on steering

Fail 5 Jul 2011 109,461 miles

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

both front floors are corroded

oil level low

play in both rear wheel bearings

play in the ends of drag links on steering

Pass 17 Jun 2010 107,967 miles

Centre silencer has a minor leak

Nearside inner wing corroded

Nearside steering idler arm bushes worn

Nearside top ball joint dust cover split

Offside inner wing corroded

Fail 15 Jun 2010 107,967 miles

Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.2.C.1h)

Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.2.C.1h)

Rear Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn (3.1.5)

Centre silencer has a minor leak

Nearside inner wing corroded

Nearside steering idler arm bushes worn

Nearside top ball joint dust cover split

Offside inner wing corroded

Pass 10 Jul 2009 106,688 miles

both front outer chassis corroded ( in wheel arch)

engine oil leak

f/n/s anti-roll bar link may need attention

f/n/s tyre worn

f/o/s jacking point corroded & holed

f/o/s tyre very perished

Pass 9 Jul 2008 104,649 miles

both front inner arch / chassis are very corroded

both front tyres very perished & on limit

engine oil leak will need further attention

r/n/s 'check strap' perished & loosing strands

Fail 7 Jul 2008 104,623 miles

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Nearside Rear Bonded suspension unit bonding failed and part of unit is likely to become displaced (2.4.F.2)

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Offside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Offside Rear Bonded suspension unit bonding failed and part of unit is likely to become displaced (2.4.F.2)

both front inner arch / chassis are very corroded

both front tyres very perished & on limit

engine oil leak will need further attention

r/n/s 'check strap' perished & loosing strands

Pass 5 Jul 2007 101,180 miles

both front inner wings corroded

both outer body sills corroded

clutch master cylinder level low

clutch slave cylinder is leaking

f/n/s road spring corroded

Pass 7 Jul 2006 101,180 miles

BOTH FRONT INNER WINGS CORRODED †MASTER CYLINDER FLUID LEVEL LOW †EXHAUST FRONT MOUNTING CORRODED

Pass 14 Jul 2005 100,097 miles

How Reliable is the Alfa Romeo Spider?

Based on 124,331 MOT tests across 8,177 vehicles.

71.8%
Pass Rate
1,906
Miles/Year
42
Year Lifespan
8,177
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 5,076
Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 4,433
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid 3,048
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 2,697
Service brake: efficiency below requirements 2,135
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H449 KFC is a 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider in Grey with a 1,962cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 27 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 74.1%.

Across all 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider models, the average MOT pass rate is 72.3% with a typical mileage of 86,508 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Alfa Romeo Spider fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 5,076 recorded failures. If you're considering buying H449 KFC, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Alfa Romeo Spider typically stays on UK roads for around 42 years. At 35 years old, this Alfa Romeo Spider is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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H449 KFC is a 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider, first registered on 28 June 1991.

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