P Proton Savvy MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Proton Savvy MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Proton Savvy passed on its first attempt in 58.6%, and its overall record sits −13.0 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Proton Savvy in the 2023–2025 data: 2,332 tests across 7 model years (2006–2012). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Proton Savvy MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Proton Savvy, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Proton Savvy's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Proton Savvy DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Proton Savvy, each with how many of the model's 2,332 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim too low" (Major) — noted on about 153 Proton Savvy tests, 6.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 129 Proton Savvy tests, 5.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 95 Proton Savvy tests, 4.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Major) — noted on about 59 Proton Savvy tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 52 Proton Savvy tests, 2.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded" (Major) — noted on about 51 Proton Savvy tests, 2.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Proton Savvy Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Proton Savvy model year on record is 2010 (71.1% across 470 tests), and the weakest is 2006 (63.6%). The gap between them is 7.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Proton Savvy Owners

These checks follow this Proton Savvy's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Proton Savvy.

• the lights — “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.

• the suspension joints — “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.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Proton Savvy. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Proton Savvy is most common

Across every Savvy model year 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.

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 →

Frequently Asked Questions: Proton Savvy MOT & Reliability