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Proton Persona Compact — Reliability by Year

3,928 vehicles · MOT data 1995–2000 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Proton Persona Compact was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1997
70.1% pass rate · 1,328 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2000
67.7% pass rate · 179 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2000
67.7%
55,987 mi 179
1999
68.2%
60,888 mi 719
1998
68.3%
64,272 mi 632
1997
70.1%
66,014 mi 1,328
1996
68.4%
71,934 mi 858
1995
68.7%
73,049 mi 212

Which year Proton Persona Compact is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 55,987 miles (newest year) to 73,049 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Proton Persona Compact.

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