What year Opel Zafira is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2002 Opel Zafira has the highest pass rate at 71.5%, out of 625 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Opel Zafira MOT failures?

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

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Opel Zafira — Reliability by Year

2,137 vehicles · MOT data 1999–2003 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Opel Zafira 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

2002

71.5% pass rate · 625 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

2000

67.8% pass rate · 480 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2003	71.1%	86,150 mi	203
2002	71.5%	91,589 mi	625
2001	69.6%	94,215 mi	712
2000	67.8%	99,657 mi	480
1999	68.3%	99,844 mi	117

Which year Opel Zafira 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 86,150 miles (newest year) to 99,844 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 Zafira.

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