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Opel Manta GTE — Reliability by Year

12,911 vehicles · MOT data 1983–1988 · first-test pass rates

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

Best pass rate year
1983
100.0% pass rate · 1,170 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1988
50.0% pass rate · 106 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1988
50.0%
1,665 mi 106
1987
62.4%
38,751 mi 1,333
1986
74.5%
60,682 mi 2,182
1985
70.8%
61,173 mi 3,374
1984
66.7%
16,669 mi 4,746
1983
100.0%
46,637 mi 1,170

Which year Opel Manta GTE is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 1,665 miles (newest year) to 61,173 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 Manta GTE.

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