Opel Zafira MOT reliability

Opel Zafiras passed their MOT first time 63% of the time across 76 tests in 2025. 27 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 76 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

63%

MOTs analysed

76

Still licensed (GB)

27

Body type

Mpv

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

2011 diesel

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 0%. Typical mileage 148,910 (most between 148,910 and 148,910).

2015: 100% → 2016: 33% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 67% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour (100.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (100.0%)

Where 2011 Zafiras fail

Wheels & tyres

100.0%

Lights & electrics

100.0%

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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.