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 Front position lamp incorrect colour Occurs:16 times
Centre Parking brake lever has no reserve travel Occurs:16 times
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour a Occurs:22 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:210 times
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding f Occurs:76 times
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings Occurs:34 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:108 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:42 times
Fuel pipe leaking Occurs:178 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:56 times
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:114 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:119 times
Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users Occurs:30 times
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel Occurs:82 times
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Occurs:15 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance Occurs:17 times
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:15 times
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) Occurs:27 times
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:245 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:13 times
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Occurs:87 times
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Occurs:36 times
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing Occurs:31 times
Windscreen washer not working Occurs:226 times
Offside Front Seat belt flexible stalk deteriorated likely to lead to failure under load Occurs:58 times

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