Proton Persona MOT reliability

Proton Personas passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 106 tests in 2025. 108 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

106

Still licensed (GB)

108

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2009 petrol

7 MOTs

These figures come from only 7 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 43%. Typical mileage 57,430 (most between 50,136 and 60,958).

2011: 67% → 2012: 68% → 2013: 64% → 2014: 61% → 2015: 52% → 2016: 60% → 2017: 55% → 2018: 64% → 2019: 33% → 2020: 38% → 2021: 46% → 2022: 62% → 2023: 36% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 43%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (28.6%)
Position lamp: not working (28.6%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (14.3%)
Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (14.3%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (14.3%)

Where 2009 Personas fail

Brakes

42.9%

Lights & electrics

42.9%

Suspension & axles

28.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

14.3%

Wheels & tyres

14.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.