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.
- Licensed in Great Britain 69 +1.5% 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 12.0% 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 June 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.
| Year | Licensed | Declared 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 | 46 | 63 |
| 2008 | 38 | 65 |
| 2009 | 40 | 59 |
| 2010 | 38 | 60 |
| 2011 | 38 | 59 |
| 2012 | 36 | 55 |
| 2013 | 35 | 72 |
| 2014 | 40 | 61 |
| 2015 | 44 | 63 |
| 2016 | 45 | 68 |
| 2017 | 47 | 78 |
| 2018 | 55 | 72 |
| 2019 | 63 | 65 |
| 2020 | 64 | 65 |
| 2021 | 65 | 67 |
| 2022 | 68 | 70 |
| 2023 | 71 | 71 |
| 2024 | 74 | 72 |
| 2025 | 72 | 83 |
| 2026 | 69 | 85 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 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.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Opel Manta 1900 | 42.8% |
| 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 1900.
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.
| 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
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 154 Opel Manta 1900 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 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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