Car statistics

Opel Manta 1900 statistics

How many Opel Manta 1900s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 1900 compares with other versions of the Opel Manta. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Opel Manta. Recorded by DVLA as “MANTA 1900”, “MANTA 1900 AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
154 Opel Manta 1900 records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 69 −6.8% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 85 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 42.8% Other Opel Manta versions 4.3%
  • Licensed in 1994 357 when this data begins
  • Share of Opel Mantas 12.1% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 55.2% of those still registered are SORN

How many Opel Manta 1900s are left in Great Britain?

There were 69 Opel Manta 1900s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 85 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 80.7% lower than the 357 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 55.2% of those still registered are off the road.

Opel Manta 1900s licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Opel Manta 1900s licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 357
1995 250
1996 187
1997 158
1998 134
1999 126
2000 111
2001 90
2002 78
2003 75
2004 73
2005 64
2006 49
2007 4663
2008 3865
2009 4059
2010 3860
2011 3859
2012 3655
2013 3572
2014 4061
2015 4463
2016 4568
2017 4778
2018 5572
2019 6365
2020 6465
2021 6567
2022 6870
2023 7171
2024 7472
2025 7283
2026 6985

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Opel Manta 1900s have survived?

42.8% of Opel Manta 1900s 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 1900s are 10.0 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 1900s still registered compared with other Opel Manta versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Opel Manta 1900 42.8%
Other Opel Manta versions of the same age 4.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Other versions of the Opel Manta

Versions of the Opel Manta with their own page. The Opel Manta page covers all 301 licensed, whatever the version.

Opel Manta 1900 compared with other versions of the Opel Manta
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Opel Manta Executive 10 196 13.4%
Opel Manta 1900 69 85 42.8%

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 March 2026 154 Opel Manta 1900 records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 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 1900”, “MANTA 1900 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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