Pass rate
98.6%
Above average — 16.5 pts ahead of the 82.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 70 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £52–£130
2015 Porsche Spyder MOT pass rate
- 2015
- typical 2,807 mi
Only 70 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
Identification
50.0% of faults · 1.8% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2015 98.6% pass · this year
- Avoid 2015 98.6% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 98.6%
- Typical mileage
- 3k mi
The 2015 Porsche Spyder MOT pass rate is 98.6% of its MOT tests — 16.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Identification is the biggest single reason it fails, at 50.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Identification: 28.4× the national share
Identification accounts for 50.0% of everything recorded on the 2015 Porsche Spyder, against 1.8% nationally — 48.2 points above. A missing or unreadable VIN plate is an administrative failure — usually easy to fix, but it stops the test.
- 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 82.1% and this one manages 98.6% — 16.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% 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 2015 Porsche Spyder compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 82.1%, so this figure is 16.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 98.6%. The median 2015 Porsche Spyder in this dataset had covered 2,807 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 100.0% of the time, April–September 97.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake performance not tested unable to be tested", noted on 1.43% of tests.
- 70 recorded tests behind this page.
- 98.6% overall pass rate, 98.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Porsche Spyder, the average is 98.6% — best year 2015 (98.6%), worst 2015 (98.6%).
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
- 70
- Typical mileage (median)
- 2,807 mi
- Make and model
- Porsche Spyder
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Servicing
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Spyder MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 90% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Spyder
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 39 | 100.0% |
| East of England | 15 | 100.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2015 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 2015 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 leaks 1.4% of tests
“hydraulic brake callipers leaking”
Park on clean cardboard overnight. A few drips are an advisory; a steady patch under the engine, gearbox or a shock absorber is a fail. Have the source identified before the test rather than after.
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 2015 Spyder through its MOT
Across the 2 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £52–£130 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 2 common items
- £52–£130
- Cheapest common item: hydraulic brake callipers leaking
- £45–£110
- Dearest common item: brake performance not tested unable to be…
- £60–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 70 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 →
Compare the 2015 Porsche 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 2015 cars with a similar record
- Bentley Continental 95.6%
- Jaguar F-Type 92.9%
- Audi A8 92.7%
- Lexus Nx 91.6%
- Lexus Rx 91.6%
- BMW I8 91.2%
Closest pass rates among 2015 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 2015 Porsche Spyder 2 failure items · 3 advisories · 3 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identification of the vehicle | 5 | 50.00% | 1.76% | +48.24 |
| Brakes | 4 | 40.00% | 20.89% | +19.11 |
| Tyres | 1 | 10.00% | 19.76% | −9.76 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake performance not tested unable to be tested Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £60–150 |
| Hydraulic brake callipers leaking Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £45–110 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plates insecure Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 7.1% | £20–80 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 2.9% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.4% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 68 | 98.5% | 5,104 mi |
| 30-60k | 1 | 100.0% | 35,662 mi |
Source: 70 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.
2015 Spyder MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2015 Porsche Spyder?
98.6% of the 70 2015 Porsche Spyder tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 82.1% for cars first used in 2015. First-attempt pass rate: 98.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2015 Porsche Spyder?
The three most recorded items are brake performance not tested unable to be tested (1.43%), hydraulic brake callipers leaking (1.43%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2015 Porsche Spyder MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 98.5% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2015 Porsche Spyder in this dataset had covered 2,807 mi.
Does the season affect the 2015 Porsche Spyder MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 100.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 97.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.