Ford B-Max: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford B-Max passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 0.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 54,646 individual Ford B-Max tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate77.5%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+0.8 points
Tests analysed54,646
Average mileage at test54,460 miles
Average year of manufacture2014
Reliability rank1,531 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 77.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 23 in every 100 Ford B-Max presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Ford B-Max tested had covered 54,460 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Ford B-Max bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Ford B-Max rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Ford B-Max actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Ford B-Max

  1. A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn, 0.7% of tests (6.05x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.8% of tests (4.19x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4% of tests (4.06x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 2.7% of tests (1.62x the national rate for this defect)
  5. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 0.9% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect)
  6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.7% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this defect)
  7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4% of tests
  8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.1% of tests
  9. A tyre seriously damaged, 2% of tests
  10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.6% of tests

From 73,066 DVSA-tracked Ford B-Max tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.38% of these flagged Ford B-Max defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Ford B-Max pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Ford B-Max year:

Ford B-Max by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

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