Opel MOT failure rates by model
Opel cars fail 30.7% of MOT tests. Here is every Opel model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Opel cars?
Across 143,071 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 30.7% of Opel cars fail. That is 5.0 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Opel models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opel Combo | 35.3% | 2,020 | Lamps & electrical |
| Opel Tigra | 34.0% | 1,348 | Lamps & electrical |
| Opel Corsa | 33.9% | 20,907 | Lamps & electrical |
| Opel Vectra | 32.9% | 5,836 | Lamps & electrical |
| Opel Vivaro | 32.4% | 3,637 | Suspension |
| Opel Frontera | 31.6% | 1,261 | Lamps & electrical |
| Opel Omega | 31.4% | 1,193 | Lamps & electrical |
| Opel Zafira | 31.2% | 42,184 | Suspension |
| Opel Astra | 30.6% | 31,511 | Lamps & electrical |
| Opel Antara | 29.9% | 1,179 | Brakes |
| Opel Kadett | 29.1% | 5,464 | Lamps & electrical |
| Opel Agila | 27.6% | 1,310 | Brakes |
| Opel Monza | 25.3% | 2,755 | Lamps & electrical |
| Opel Insignia | 24.7% | 1,851 | Suspension |
| Opel Manta | 23.9% | 10,396 | Lamps & electrical |
Which Opel fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Opel Combo has the highest failure rate at 35.3%, and the Opel Manta the lowest at 23.9%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Failure rates for other makes with a large MOT sample.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain