Proton Savvy MOT reliability

Proton Savvys passed their MOT first time 52% of the time across 435 tests in 2025. 263 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

52%

MOTs analysed

435

Still licensed (GB)

263

Body type

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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

2010 petrol

94 MOTs

These figures come from 94 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 54%. Typical mileage 50,497 (most between 35,066 and 66,471).

2012: 92% → 2013: 69% → 2014: 65% → 2015: 66% → 2016: 63% → 2017: 62% → 2018: 54% → 2019: 59% → 2020: 56% → 2021: 56% → 2022: 54% → 2023: 59% → 2024: 45% → 2025: 54%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (14.9%)
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3%)
Wheel bearings: rough when rotated (5.3%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (5.3%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.3%)

Where 2010 Savvys fail

Lights & electrics

25.5%

Brakes

18.1%

Suspension & axles

11.7%

Visibility & wipers

9.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

8.5%

Steering

7.4%

Wheels & tyres

4.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.3%

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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.