Pass rate
78.4%
Around average — 2.5 pts ahead of the 75.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 51 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £36–£95
2011 Proton Persona MOT pass rate
- 2011
- 2 trims combined
- typical 73,488 mi
Only 51 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
19.9% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2011 78.4% pass · this year
- Avoid 2011 78.4% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 74.4%
- Typical mileage
- 73k mi
The 2011 Proton Persona MOT pass rate is 78.4% of its MOT tests — 2.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 19.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Proton Persona does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.2× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 12.3% of everything recorded on the 2011 Proton Persona, against 5.5% nationally — 6.8 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 19.9%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Based on a small sample. 51 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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Every Proton Persona first registered in 2011 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2011 Proton Persona compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 75.9%, so this figure is 2.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 74.4%. The median 2011 Proton Persona in this dataset had covered 73,488 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 11.76% of tests.
- 51 recorded tests behind this page.
- 78.4% overall pass rate, 74.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Proton Persona, the average is 78.4% — best year 2011 (78.4%), worst 2011 (78.4%).
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
- 51
- Typical mileage (median)
- 73,488 mi
- Make and model
- Proton Persona
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Persona MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Persona
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 16 | 81.3% |
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 2011 Persona
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 2011 Persona
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 windscreen 11.8% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the battery 7.8% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check the lights 7.8% of tests
“position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning”
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.
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 2011 Persona through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£95 — and 45% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £36–£95
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 45%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 51 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 →
Compare the 2011 Proton Persona 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 2011 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class 78.4%
- Hyundai I10 78.6%
- Jaguar Xf 78.6%
- Mitsubishi Colt 78.6%
- MINI COOPER D 78.2%
- BMW 120 78.7%
Closest pass rates among 2011 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 2011 Proton Persona 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 146 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 29 | 19.90% | 20.98% | −1.08 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 27 | 18.50% | 12.21% | +6.29 |
| Brakes | 23 | 15.80% | 20.89% | −5.09 |
| Tyres | 22 | 15.10% | 19.76% | −4.66 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 18 | 12.30% | 5.52% | +6.78 |
| Visibility | 12 | 8.20% | 4.97% | +3.23 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 10 | 6.80% | 5.57% | +1.23 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 2.70% | 4.18% | −1.48 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 0.70% | 1.76% | −1.06 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 11.8% | £80–200 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.8% | £60–140 |
| Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.8% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.9% | £5–20 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 3.9% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 3.9% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.9% | £5–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.9% | £40–150 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.9% | £5–25 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.9% | £8–22 |
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 | 33.3% | £200–700 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 13.7% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.7% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 9.8% | £45–110 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 7.8% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 4 | 100.0% | 25,718 mi |
| 30-60k | 9 | 77.8% | 52,106 mi |
| 60-90k | 28 | 78.6% | 73,545 mi |
| 90-120k | 8 | 75.0% | 109,220 mi |
| 120k+ | 2 | 50.0% | 130,699 mi |
Source: 51 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.
2011 Persona MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2011 Proton Persona?
78.4% of the 51 2011 Proton Persona tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 75.9% for cars first used in 2011. First-attempt pass rate: 74.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2011 Proton Persona?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (11.76%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (7.84%), position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (7.84%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2011 Proton Persona MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 50.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2011 Proton Persona in this dataset had covered 73,488 mi.