Pass rate
66.2%
Below average — 6.3 pts behind the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 210 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £36–£97
2006 Proton Gen-2 MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 62,993 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Brakes
21.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2010 71.9% pass
- Avoid 2012 66.0% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 5.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 56.2%
- Typical mileage
- 63k mi
The 2006 Proton Gen-2 MOT pass rate is 66.2% of its MOT tests — 6.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.7% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 10.7% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this age.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 72.5%; this one manages 66.2% — 6.3 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 210 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2006 Proton Gen-2 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 6.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 56.2%. The median 2006 Proton Gen-2 in this dataset had covered 62,993 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 60.4% of the time, April–September 70.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 8.10% of tests.
- 210 recorded tests behind this page.
- 66.2% overall pass rate, 56.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Proton Gen-2, the average is 68.6% — best year 2010 (71.9%), worst 2012 (66.0%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 210
- Typical mileage (median)
- 62,993 mi
- Make and model
- Proton Gen-2
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Gen-2 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 25% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Gen-2
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 41 | 70.7% |
| South West | 31 | 61.3% |
| West Midlands | 30 | 63.3% |
| North West | 19 | 68.4% |
| East of England | 16 | 68.8% |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 43.8% |
| North East | 15 | 53.3% |
| London | 15 | 73.3% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2006 Gen-2
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2006 Gen-2
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 8.1% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 5.2% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check corrosion 4.3% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2006 Gen-2 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£97 — and 43% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £36–£97
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 43%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 210 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Gen-2, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2005 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 66.0% to 71.9% — a spread of 5.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2005 67.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 66.2%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 67.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 67.0% battery(ies) insecure but not…
- 2009 71.0% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2010 71.9% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2011 70.4% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2012 66.0% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2006 Proton Gen-2 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2006 cars with a similar record
- Mazda Bongo 66.3%
- Chevrolet Matiz 66.0%
- Vauxhall Combo 66.7%
- Ford Ka 66.8%
- Volkswagen Sharan 67.0%
- Volkswagen Beetle 67.3%
Closest pass rates among 2006 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2006 Proton Gen-2 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 653 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 144 | 21.70% | 20.89% | +0.81 |
| Suspension | 131 | 19.80% | 20.98% | −1.18 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 98 | 14.80% | 12.21% | +2.59 |
| Tyres | 71 | 10.70% | 19.76% | −9.06 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 66 | 10.00% | 5.52% | +4.48 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 58 | 8.70% | 5.57% | +3.13 |
| Steering | 32 | 4.80% | 2.57% | +2.23 |
| Visibility | 30 | 4.50% | 4.97% | −0.47 |
| Non-component advisories | 12 | 1.80% | 4.18% | −2.38 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 11 | 1.70% | 0.82% | +0.88 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 8.1% | £5–20 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 5.7% | £3–12 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 5.7% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 5.2% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.2% | £80–250 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 4.8% | £18–45 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 4.3% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.3% | £5–25 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.8% | £8–22 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 3.3% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 21.4% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 18.6% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 17.1% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.1% | £18–45 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 9.1% | £80–180 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 8 | 87.5% | 19,856 mi |
| 30-60k | 88 | 62.5% | 46,606 mi |
| 60-90k | 65 | 72.3% | 75,115 mi |
| 90-120k | 46 | 63.0% | 101,285 mi |
| 120k+ | 3 | 33.3% | 122,376 mi |
Source: 210 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2006 Gen-2 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Proton Gen-2?
66.2% of the 210 2006 Proton Gen-2 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 56.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Proton Gen-2?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (8.10%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (5.71%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (5.71%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Proton Gen-2 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.5% of the time, falling to 33.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Proton Gen-2 in this dataset had covered 62,993 mi.
Does the season affect the 2006 Proton Gen-2 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 60.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 70.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.