Proton GEN-2
Registered from 2004 to 2012.
About this model
The Proton GEN•2 is a compact 5-door liftback manufactured by Malaysian automobile manufacturer Proton which launched in 2004. It was initially codenamed Wira Replacement Model (WRM). The GEN•2 uses a platform which was expensively developed in house by Proton and technical partner Lotus. This platform was later adapted for the Proton Satria Neo and Proton Persona.
From the Wikipedia article Proton Gen 2, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 1.6 petrol. 47 of 142 tests failed, 33%.
Better than 5% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 55% | 26 |
| Lights and electrics | 51% | 24 |
| Body and structure | 38% | 18 |
| Suspension | 30% | 14 |
| Tyres and wheels | 28% | 13 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 19% | 9 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 94% of 2007 cars — 55% of its 47 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 34%.
- Body and structure: failed more often than 93% of 2007 cars — 38% of its 47 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 19%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 55% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Suspension — 30% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Tyres and wheels — 28% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 19% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 51% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 38% of its failures
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired