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W785 FBW

2000 Proton Wira

Grey Petrol 1597cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires28 Sep 2026
Tests27 (20 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate74.1%

Mileage

51,771 mi
Last recorded51,771 miles
Recorded on23 Sep 2025
Typical for 2000 Proton Wira55,806 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationW785 FBW
MakeProton
ModelWira
Year2000
ColourGrey
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,597cc

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MOT History

20 pass 7 fail
Pass 23 Sep 2025 51,771 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front and Rear. (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Brake back plate missing.

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Some brake and suspension components corroded.

Fail 23 Sep 2025 51,771 miles

Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front and Rear. (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Brake back plate missing.

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Some brake and suspension components corroded.

Pass 19 Sep 2024 51,789 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front and Rear (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Brake back plate missing

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Some brake and suspension components corroded

Fail 19 Sep 2024 51,789 miles

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front and Rear (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Brake back plate missing

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Some brake and suspension components corroded

Pass 21 Sep 2023 51,674 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front and rear pipes to brake hoses (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Brake back plate missing

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Some brake and suspension components corroded

Fail 20 Sep 2023 51,667 miles

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front and rear pipes to brake hoses (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Some brake and suspension components corroded

Pass 29 Sep 2022 52,358 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material All (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Some brake and suspension components corroded.

Pass 31 Aug 2021 51,270 miles

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Some brake and suspension components corroded.

Pass 16 Sep 2020 49,430 miles

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Some brake and suspension components corroded.

Pass 9 Sep 2019 49,081 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front and rear to brake hoses (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both sides (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured Both sides (4.4.3 (a))

Some brake and suspension components rusty

Pass 21 Sep 2018 49,045 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front and rear to hoses (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both sides (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured Both sides (4.4.3 (a))

Some brake and suspension components rusty

Fail 14 Aug 2018 48,987 miles

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front and rear to hoses (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both sides (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured Both sides (4.4.3 (a))

Some brake and suspension components rusty

Pass 15 Aug 2017 48,972 miles

Front and rear brake pipes rusting

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both sides (3.5.1i)

Pass 12 Aug 2016 48,836 miles

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Offside Rear Direction indicator deteriorated, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.4.A.2e)

Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both sides (3.5.1i)

both rear brake pipes to hoses rusting

Pass 12 Aug 2015 48,564 miles

Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Offside Steering rack gaiter deteriorated (2.2.D.2d)

brake pipes to hoses rusting

mechanical parts rusty on underside

Pass 13 Aug 2014 48,506 miles

front and rear brake pipes rusty

Fail 13 Aug 2014 48,501 miles

Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

front and rear brake pipes rusty

rear brake discs rusty

Pass 9 Aug 2013 48,360 miles

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

rear pipes to hoses rusty

Pass 10 Aug 2012 48,023 miles

Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

rear pipes to hoses rusty

Pass 16 Aug 2011 46,448 miles

front and rear brake pipes rusting

o/s/f and o/s/r tyres perished

rear discs rusting

Pass 10 Aug 2010 43,706 miles

Nearside Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Offside Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

both o/s tyres perishing slightly

Fail 10 Aug 2010 43,706 miles

Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off (1.4.B.1f)

Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on (1.4.B.1f)

Nearside Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute (1.4.A.2g)

Offside Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute (1.4.A.2g)

Nearside Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Offside Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

both o/s tyres perishing slightly

Pass 13 Aug 2009 42,556 miles

Centre Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)

Nearside Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)

n/s front tyre worn slightly unevenly

Pass 8 Aug 2008 38,868 miles
Pass 15 Aug 2007 35,911 miles
Fail 15 Aug 2007 35,911 miles

Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)

Pass 17 Aug 2006 33,243 miles

How Reliable is the Proton Wira?

Based on 57,151 MOT tests across 5,746 vehicles.

70.1%
Pass Rate
4,884
Miles/Year
26
Year Lifespan
5,746
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Steering rack gaiter split 5,753
Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3,573
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 1,960
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 1,578
Stop lamp not working 1,305
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W785 FBW is a 2000 Proton Wira in Grey with a 1,597cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 27 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 74.1%.

Across all 2000 Proton Wira models, the average MOT pass rate is 67.2% with a typical mileage of 55,806 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Proton Wira fails its MOT is steering rack gaiter split, accounting for 5,753 recorded failures. If you're considering buying W785 FBW, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Proton Wira typically stays on UK roads for around 26 years. At 26 years old, this Proton Wira is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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What year was W785 FBW registered?

W785 FBW is a 2000 Proton Wira, first registered on 30 April 2000.

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