# Opel Manta MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Opel Manta passes its MOT first time 86% of the time, from 211 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 86%
- MOT tests analysed: 211 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 368 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 87% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 45 (few mots) | 89% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 34 (few mots) | 82% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 39 (few mots) | 85% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 100% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 57% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1975 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1974 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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