Pass rate
67.0%
Below average — 6.0 pts behind the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 406 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£90
2007 Proton Savvy MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 50,229 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
25.9% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2010 71.1% pass
- Avoid 2006 63.6% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 7.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 57.5%
- Typical mileage
- 50k mi
The 2007 Proton Savvy MOT pass rate is 67.0% of its MOT tests — 6.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.9% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 10.6% 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 73.0%; this one manages 67.0% — 6.0 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 26% 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.
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 2007 Proton Savvy compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 6.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 57.5%. The median 2007 Proton Savvy in this dataset had covered 50,229 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 68.4% of the time, April–September 65.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp aim too low", noted on 5.67% of tests.
- 406 recorded tests behind this page.
- 67.0% overall pass rate, 57.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Proton Savvy, the average is 68.0% — best year 2010 (71.1%), worst 2006 (63.6%).
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
- 406
- Typical mileage (median)
- 50,229 mi
- Make and model
- Proton Savvy
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Alignment
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Savvy MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 47% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Proton Savvy is most common
Across all Savvy model years on record (2006–2012): 955 Proton Savvy cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,332 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 40 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham (B) | 40 | 69.1% |
| 2 | Norwich (NR) | 29 | 69.8% |
| 3 | Peterborough (PE) | 24 | 71.4% |
| 4 | Brighton (BN) | 23 | 69.6% |
| 5 | Preston (PR) | 22 | 64.2% |
| 6 | Gloucester (GL) | 21 | 54.7% |
| 7 | Sheffield (S) | 20 | 76.7% |
| 8 | Taunton (TA) | 19 | 70.7% |
| 9 | Leicester (LE) | 19 | 69.8% |
| 10 | Manchester (M) | 18 | 83.9% |
| 11 | Plymouth (PL) | 17 | 56.6% |
| 12 | Doncaster (DN) | 17 | 64.1% |
| 13 | Nottingham (NG) | 17 | 66.7% |
| 14 | Derby (DE) | 16 | 71.1% |
| 15 | Exeter (EX) | 15 | 58.0% |
| 16 | Bristol (BS) | 15 | 61.7% |
| 17 | Colchester (CO) | 15 | 66.7% |
| 18 | Newport (NP) | 15 | 69.0% |
| 19 | Chester (CH) | 14 | 65.8% |
| 20 | Bradford (BD) | 14 | 70.3% |
The twenty areas with the most Proton Savvy cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Savvy
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 77 | 68.8% |
| South West | 63 | 58.7% |
| North West | 48 | 70.8% |
| Yorkshire | 45 | 62.2% |
| East of England | 44 | 77.3% |
| West Midlands | 36 | 66.7% |
| Wales | 32 | 62.5% |
| London | 20 | 75.0% |
| North East | 17 | 70.6% |
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 2007 Savvy
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 2007 Savvy
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 5.7% of tests
“headlamp aim too low”
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 exhaust and emissions 4.9% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the suspension joints 4.4% of tests
“linkage ball joint dust cover 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.
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 2007 Savvy through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£90 — and 26% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£90
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 26%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 406 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 Savvy, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2006 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 63.6% to 71.1% — a spread of 7.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2006 63.6% headlamp aim too low
- 2007 67.0%headlamp aim too low
- 2008 68.4% headlamp aim too low
- 2009 69.3% service brake performance…
- 2010 71.1% headlamp aim too low
- 2011 68.9% service brake performance…
- 2012 68.6% headlamp aim too low
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 2007 Proton Savvy 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Kia Sportage 67.0%
- Nissan Qashqai 66.9%
- Peugeot 308 66.7%
- Volkswagen Beetle 66.6%
- Renault Grand Scenic 67.4%
- Vauxhall Combo 67.5%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 Proton Savvy 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 1,428 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 | 376 | 25.90% | 20.98% | +4.92 |
| Brakes | 290 | 19.90% | 20.89% | −0.99 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 207 | 14.20% | 12.21% | +1.99 |
| Tyres | 154 | 10.60% | 19.76% | −9.16 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 127 | 8.70% | 5.52% | +3.18 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 105 | 7.20% | 5.57% | +1.63 |
| Steering | 74 | 5.10% | 2.57% | +2.53 |
| Visibility | 47 | 3.20% | 4.97% | −1.77 |
| Non-component advisories | 27 | 1.90% | 4.18% | −2.28 |
| Road Wheels | 21 | 1.40% | 0.75% | +0.65 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.7% | £30–80 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 5.7% | £60–150 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.9% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.7% | £30–80 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.4% | £45–120 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.4% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.4% | £5–20 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.9% | £8–22 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 3.5% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.5% | £5–25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 17.0% | £80–180 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 16.8% | £25–65 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 15.8% | £20–55 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.5% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 12.3% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 57 | 73.7% | 22,268 mi |
| 30-60k | 201 | 68.2% | 45,076 mi |
| 60-90k | 118 | 64.4% | 75,348 mi |
| 90-120k | 27 | 55.6% | 100,000 mi |
| 120k+ | 1 | 100.0% | 148,132 mi |
Source: 406 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.
2007 Savvy MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Proton Savvy?
67.0% of the 406 2007 Proton Savvy tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 57.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Proton Savvy?
The three most recorded items are headlamp aim too low (5.67%), service brake performance excessively binding (5.67%), catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (4.93%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Proton Savvy MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 73.7% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Proton Savvy in this dataset had covered 50,229 mi.
Does the season affect the 2007 Proton Savvy MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 68.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 65.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.