Pass rate
93.7%
Above average — 5.8 pts ahead of the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 63 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£78
2018 Can Am Spyder MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 10,281 mi
Only 63 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Suspension
41.4% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2017 98.0% pass
- Avoid 2018 93.7% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 4.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 93.2%
- Typical mileage
- 10k mi
The 2018 Can Am Spyder MOT pass rate is 93.7% of its MOT tests — 5.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 41.4% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 2.0× the national share
Brakes make up 41.4% of everything recorded on the 2018 Can Am Spyder, against 20.9% nationally — 20.5 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 41.4%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 87.9% and this one manages 93.7% — 5.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 33% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2018 Can Am Spyder compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 5.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 93.2%. The median 2018 Can Am Spyder in this dataset had covered 10,281 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 1.59% of tests.
- 63 recorded tests behind this page.
- 93.7% overall pass rate, 93.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Can Am Spyder, the average is 95.6% — best year 2017 (98.0%), worst 2018 (93.7%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 63
- Typical mileage (median)
- 10,281 mi
- Make and model
- Can Am Spyder
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Spyder MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 72% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2018 Spyder
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2018 Spyder
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the brakes 1.6% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the lights 1.6% of tests
“headlamp levelling device inoperative”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2018 Spyder through its MOT
Across the 6 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£78 — and 33% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 6 common items
- £30–£78
- Cheapest common item: headlamp levelling device inoperative
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: brake performance not tested unable to be…
- £60–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 83%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 33%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 63 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Spyder, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2017 to 2018. Across them the pass rate runs from 93.7% to 98.0% — a spread of 4.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2017 98.0% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2018 93.7%brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2018 Can Am Spyder with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2018 cars with a similar record
- Mazda Mx-5 93.7%
- Lexus Nx 93.9%
- Audi A8 93.9%
- Honda Jazz 93.4%
- Porsche Macan 94.1%
- Toyota Prius 93.3%
Closest pass rates among 2018 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2018 Can Am Spyder 6 failure items · 5 advisories · 4 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 29 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 12 | 41.40% | 20.98% | +20.42 |
| Brakes | 12 | 41.40% | 20.89% | +20.51 |
| Tyres | 3 | 10.30% | 19.76% | −9.46 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2 | 6.90% | 12.21% | −5.31 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £18–45 |
| Brake performance not tested unable to be tested Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £60–150 |
| Cable insecure Brakes | Rectified | 1.6% | £45–110 |
| Cable insecure Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.6% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £5–25 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 19.1% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.9% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 4.8% | £45–95 |
| Service brake performance excessively fluctuating Brakes | Advisory | 3.2% | £60–150 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 58 | 94.8% | 10,198 mi |
| 30-60k | 5 | 80.0% | 33,734 mi |
Source: 63 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2018 Spyder MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Can Am Spyder?
93.7% of the 63 2018 Can Am Spyder tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 93.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Can Am Spyder?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.59%), brake performance not tested unable to be tested (1.59%), cable insecure (1.59%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Can Am Spyder MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 94.8% of the time, falling to 80.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Can Am Spyder in this dataset had covered 10,281 mi.