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  3. Opel
  4. MANTA
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Opel MANTA

340 on UK roads in 2025+40 vs 2024

On the road

340

340 licensed

Change vs 2024

+13.3%

+40 cars

New in 2025

0

first-time registrations

Electrified

0%

hybrid, plug-in & battery

The Opel MANTA is a rare sight on UK roads, with 340 licensed in 2025 - up 13.3% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.

How many are left?

Licensed Opel MANTA cars on the road over time

New registrations

First-time registrations per year

What the typical Opel MANTA looks like

Fuel, engine size and age across every Opel MANTA on the road today.

Engine size

Cars on the road by engine capacity

  • 1.0-1.6L3
  • 1.6-2.0L157
  • 2.0-3.0L167
  • Over 3.0L13

How old are they?

Share of cars by the year they were first registered

  • Before 2000100%

MOT & reliability

2025 MOT data

How a Opel Manta holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 216 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.

First-time pass rate

Average for its class

89.9%

216 MOT tests in 2025 · 199 first-time

Pass rate over time

2022

88.4%

2023

88.5%

2024

88.3%

2025

89.9%

▲ 1.5 pts since 2022

Pass rate by age

First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)

Too new for an age breakdown - most haven't reached MOT age (3 years) yet, so there isn't enough history to chart.

How a Opel Manta is driven

tracked across 2022-25

How much it's driven

miles a year, from 237 cars tracked across years

LowHigh
1,086miles a year · low use

97%

low · <5k

0.8%

avg · 5-15k

2.1%

high · 15k+

Most cover 113-601 miles a year (median 264).

Miles driven by age

Yearly mileage as the car ages

Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.

Mileage & condition

Typical mileage at test

Odometer when tested (2025)

50,457
6,772middle 50%: 26,773-77,89992,722

Typical odometer rising: 50,271 → 48,894 → 47,997 → 50,457

Holds up by mileage

Pass rate as the odometer climbs

Under 40k
92.7%
40-80k
86.6%
80-120k
88.6%
120k+
100%

Petrol vs diesel

First-time pass rate by fuel

Not enough data.

A 2025 Opel Manta passes first time 89.9% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 1,086 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 92.7% of low-mileage cars pass versus 100% past 120k.

Why a MANTA fails its MOT

2025 MOT data

Of 20 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.

Where a MANTA fails

Share of failed tests, by area

Lamps & electrical55%
Suspension40%
Brakes35%
Exhaust & emissions25%
Body & structure20%
Visibility15%
Steering10%
Road wheels5%

Top specific defects

Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed

The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired5
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning5
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements4
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning4
Emissions levels exceed default limits4
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.3
Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point3
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps2
A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning2
Audible warning inoperative2
5% flagged dangerous·3.5 defects per fail·20 fails analysed

Opel MANTA - frequently asked

How many Opel MANTA are left in the UK?
There are 340 Opel MANTA cars still licensed on UK roads in 2025, up 13.3% on 2024.
How many new Opel MANTA were registered in 2025?
None were registered new in 2025, so the number on the road can only shrink as older cars are retired.
What fuel does the typical Opel MANTA use?
Most are petrol - about 100% of all Opel MANTA on the road, with the majority in the 2.0-3.0L engine class. In total, 0% are electrified (hybrid, plug-in or battery).
How old is the typical Opel MANTA?
Most Opel MANTA cars on the road today date from the Before 2000 era.
How reliable is the Opel MANTA?
89.9% of Opel MANTA cars pass their MOT first time, compared with a UK average of 77.6% across all cars. The typical tested Opel MANTA has around 50,235 miles on the clock.

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