What year Opel Corsa is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1998 Opel Corsa has the highest pass rate at 68.3%, out of 114 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Opel Corsa MOT failures?

The most common Opel Corsa MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Opel Corsa — Reliability by Year

1,256 vehicles · MOT data 1998–2003 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Opel Corsa was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

1998

68.3% pass rate · 114 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

2003

64.1% pass rate · 134 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2003	64.1%	66,640 mi	134
2002	68.2%	66,795 mi	348
2001	66.8%	74,466 mi	308
2000	66.5%	72,462 mi	206
1999	64.3%	74,023 mi	146
1998	68.3%	81,236 mi	114

Which year Opel Corsa is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 66,640 miles (newest year) to 81,236 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Opel Corsa.

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