PROTON Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of PROTON vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 391,258 PROTON Vehicle checks and ranked the reasons that PROTONs fail their tests. Use this service to help find a new vehicle that’s right for you or get ready for your own PROTON's check.

Some examples of the most common issues are:

Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:32 times
Offside Outer Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance Occurs:25 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp not working Occurs:148 times
Offside Steering rack gaiter split Occurs:10,990 times
Offside Front All position lamps not working Occurs:87 times
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush Occurs:122 times
Offside Outer Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance Occurs:25 times
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault Occurs:104 times
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect c Occurs:20 times
Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:13 times
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking Occurs:78 times
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure Occurs:17 times
Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective Occurs:21 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:137 times
Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating Occurs:23 times
Indicator switch faulty Occurs:31 times
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak Occurs:550 times
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated Occurs:534 times
Nearside Front front brake juddering severely Occurs:72 times
Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded Occurs:23 times
Rear brake binding Occurs:2,350 times
Offside Rear Braking system leaking caliper Occurs:22 times
Nearside Power steering component leaking Occurs:23 times
Offside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel Occurs:22 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:17 times

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