Pass rate
71.2%
Below average — 1.9 pts behind the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 73 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£87
2008 Proton Satria Neo MOT pass rate
- 2008
- typical 65,033 mi
Only 73 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
Brakes
27.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2008 71.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2007 59.6% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 11.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 65.6%
- Typical mileage
- 65k mi
The 2008 Proton Satria Neo MOT pass rate is 71.2% of its MOT tests — 1.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.3% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.3× the national share
Brakes make up 27.3% of everything recorded on the 2008 Proton Satria Neo, against 20.9% nationally — 6.4 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 27% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 73 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 2008 Proton Satria Neo compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 1.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 65.6%. The median 2008 Proton Satria Neo in this dataset had covered 65,033 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 70.0% of the time, April–September 72.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 12.33% of tests.
- 73 recorded tests behind this page.
- 71.2% overall pass rate, 65.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Proton Satria Neo, the average is 67.2% — best year 2008 (71.2%), worst 2007 (59.6%).
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
- 73
- Typical mileage (median)
- 65,033 mi
- Make and model
- Proton Satria Neo
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Satria Neo MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2008 Satria Neo
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 2008 Satria Neo
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 suspension joints 12.3% 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 the lights 6.8% 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 corrosion 4.1% 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 2008 Satria Neo through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£87 — and 27% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£87
- 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
- 27%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 73 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 Satria Neo, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2007 to 2011. Across them the pass rate runs from 59.6% to 71.2% — a spread of 11.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 59.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 71.2%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2011 69.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
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 2008 Proton Satria Neo 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 2008 cars with a similar record
- Ford C-Max 71.3%
- Volvo C30 71.3%
- Renault Laguna 71.1%
- Citroen C5 71.1%
- Vauxhall Corsavan 71.1%
- Toyota Aygo 71.4%
Closest pass rates among 2008 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 2008 Proton Satria Neo 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 218 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 | 60 | 27.30% | 20.89% | +6.41 |
| Suspension | 52 | 23.60% | 20.98% | +2.62 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 37 | 16.80% | 12.21% | +4.59 |
| Tyres | 22 | 10.00% | 19.76% | −9.76 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 18 | 8.20% | 5.57% | +2.63 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 15 | 6.80% | 5.52% | +1.28 |
| Visibility | 4 | 1.80% | 4.97% | −3.17 |
| Steering | 4 | 1.80% | 2.57% | −0.77 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 1.40% | 4.18% | −2.78 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 12.3% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 6.8% | £18–45 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 6.8% | £45–110 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.8% | £5–20 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 5.5% | £3–12 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 5.5% | £60–150 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 4.1% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.1% | £5–25 |
| Lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment Brakes | Major | 4.1% | £45–110 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 4.1% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 16.4% | £45–110 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 12.3% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 11.0% | £80–180 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 9.6% | £35–85 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 8.2% | £45–120 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.8% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 8 | 75.0% | 24,277 mi |
| 30-60k | 20 | 70.0% | 40,181 mi |
| 60-90k | 38 | 68.4% | 70,871 mi |
| 90-120k | 3 | 66.7% | 102,117 mi |
| 120k+ | 1 | 100.0% | 125,627 mi |
Source: 73 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.
2008 Satria Neo MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Proton Satria Neo?
71.2% of the 73 2008 Proton Satria Neo tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 65.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Proton Satria Neo?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (12.33%), linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (6.85%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (6.85%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Proton Satria Neo MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Proton Satria Neo in this dataset had covered 65,033 mi.
Does the season affect the 2008 Proton Satria Neo MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 70.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 72.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.