Proton Savvy
Registered from 2006 to 2012.
About this model
The Proton Savvy is a supermini hatchback produced by Malaysian carmaker Proton. The car was introduced in June 2005, as an indirect successor to Proton Tiara. It was discontinued in 2011 due to slow sales compared to the Perodua Myvi.
From the Wikipedia article Proton Savvy, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2006 1.1 petrol. 74 of 198 tests failed, 37%.
Better than 1% of 2006 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 889 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 57% | 42 |
| Brakes | 51% | 38 |
| Suspension | 46% | 34 |
| Tyres and wheels | 20% | 15 |
| Body and structure | 19% | 14 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 19% | 14 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 51% of its failures
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Suspension — 46% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- 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 — 20% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- Exhaust and emissions — 19% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 57% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 19% of its failures
- 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
When it starts failing
At 60–80k miles this one fails 43% of its inspections, against the 25% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 28% | 17% | 39 | |
| 40–60k miles | 38% | 21% | 72 | |
| 60–80k miles | 43% | 25% | 51 |
162 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.