PROTON · PROTON 1.5 · Cars
Genuinely rare — only 3 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 87% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Disappearing at about 0 a year (9.3% of survivors). At that pace roughly 2 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2032.
Proton Holdings Berhad, commonly known as Proton (stylised PROTON), is a Malaysian multinational automotive company. Proton was established on 7 May 1983, as Malaysia's sole national budget car company until the advent of Perodua in 1993. The company is headquartered in Shah Alam, Selangor, and operates additional facilities in Proton City, Perak. Proton began manufacturing rebadged versions of Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) products in the 1980s and 1990s. Proton produced its first indigenously designed, non-badge-engineered car in 2000 with a Mitsubishi engine. It elevated Malaysia as the 11th country...
As of 2025 Q4, 3 PROTON 1.5 were still registered in the UK — 0 licensed and on the road, plus 3 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The PROTON 1.5 is genuinely rare, with only 3 left, making it rarer than 87% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of PROTON 1.5 on UK roads held steady. At the current rate of decline, roughly 2 would remain in 5 years.
Most PROTON 1.5 run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The PROTON 1.5 peaked at 11 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.