Opel Insignia MOT reliability

Opel Insignias passed their MOT first time 59% of the time across 37 tests in 2025. 28 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 37 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

59%

MOTs analysed

37

Still licensed (GB)

28

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2014 diesel

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 91,515 (most between 87,577 and 93,470).

2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (33.3%)

2014 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 54,273 (most between 54,273 and 54,273).

2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2014 Insignias fail

Brakes

33.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.