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Opel Manta Executive statistics

How many Opel Manta Executives are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Executive compares with other versions of the Opel Manta. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Opel Manta. Recorded by DVLA as “MANTA EXEC”, “MANTA EXEC AUTO”.

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Records analysed
208 Opel Manta Executive records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 33 −13.2% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 175 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 13.5% Other Opel Manta versions 4.3%
  • Licensed in 1994 1,537 when this data begins
  • Share of Opel Mantas 16.3% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 84.1% of those still registered are SORN

How many Opel Manta Executives are left in Great Britain?

There were 33 Opel Manta Executives licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 175 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 97.9% lower than the 1,537 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 84.1% of those still registered are off the road.

Opel Manta Executives licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Opel Manta Executives licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 1,537–
1995 1,381–
1996 1,386–
1997 1,228–
1998 990–
1999 812–
2000 606–
2001 384–
2002 270–
2003 206–
2004 156–
2005 117–
2006 92–
2007 79146
2008 64136
2009 48147
2010 42138
2011 41142
2012 31146
2013 32165
2014 31169
2015 32167
2016 31172
2017 38166
2018 29173
2019 29174
2020 28178
2021 31174
2022 25180
2023 22192
2024 22186
2025 12195
2026 33175

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Opel Manta Executives have survived?

13.5% of Opel Manta Executives are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Opel Manta from the same era, the figure is 4.3%, so Opel Manta Executives are 3.2 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 13 other versions of the Opel Manta from the same era.

Share of Opel Manta Executives still registered compared with other Opel Manta versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Opel Manta Executive 13.5%
Other Opel Manta versions of the same age 4.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Opel Manta MOT reliability

There were not enough MOT tests of Opel Mantas in 2025 to publish reliable figures: we need at least 1,000 tests of cars aged three and over. DVSA names the model, not the version, so no separate figures exist for the Executive.

Other versions of the Opel Manta

Versions of the Opel Manta with their own page. The Opel Manta page covers all 367 licensed, whatever the version.

Opel Manta Executive compared with other versions of the Opel Manta
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Opel Manta Executive 33 175 13.5%
Opel Manta 1900 69 85 42.8%

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 208 Opel Manta Executive records (licensed and SORN) 2 October 2026
  • Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
  • Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “MANTA EXEC”, “MANTA EXEC AUTO”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
  • Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the most licensed at any year end since 1994, plus any first registered after that year. Other versions are those of the same model whose licensed count peaked in the same years, up to 2001.

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