FordB-MAX MOT results

In 2025, 67.7% of Ford B-MAX MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 70.0% for cars of the same age. 6.8% had at least one dangerous defect (7.8% for cars the same age). The typical Ford B-MAX tested was 10 years old with 56,500 miles. Based on 52,265 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Ford B-MAX cars are on the road

First-time pass: 67.7%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 70.0%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 7.9%passed after repair
Failed: 24.4%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 6.8%same age 7.8%
Typical mileage: 56,500at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Ford B-MAXAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2018	666	66.5%	80.8%
2017	5,556	70.2%	78.1%
2016	6,918	73.9%	74.8%
2015	9,527	70.7%	71.8%
2014	12,571	66.9%	68.5%
2013	14,211	63.6%	65.6%
2012	2,814	61.7%	63.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Ford B-MAXAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	16,776	71.8%	79.1%	44,400
10-14 years	35,489	65.8%	65.7%	62,900

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Ford B-MAX is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	1,646	3.1%	1.0×	70.7%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,122	2.1%	1.6×	70.5%
PE Peterborough	East of England	1,107	2.1%	1.1×	73.0%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	1,040	2.0%	1.1×	68.0%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	1,033	2.0%	1.1×	65.8%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	1,032	2.0%	1.7×	71.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,008	1.9%	0.9×	69.3%
BS Bristol	South West	979	1.9%	1.1×	62.9%
L Liverpool	North West	942	1.8%	1.7×	68.2%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	930	1.8%	2.0×	74.0%
PO Portsmouth	South East	897	1.7%	1.2×	66.9%
RM Romford	London	862	1.6%	2.0×	78.5%
IP Ipswich	East of England	857	1.6%	1.4×	70.9%
CF Cardiff	Wales	838	1.6%	1.0×	60.5%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	817	1.6%	0.9×	62.4%
BN Brighton	South East	787	1.5%	1.3×	64.7%
TN Tonbridge	South East	768	1.5%	1.1×	69.5%
DE Derby	East Midlands	761	1.5%	1.1×	70.2%
ME Rochester	South East	735	1.4%	1.3×	70.3%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	714	1.4%	1.0×	69.5%
RG Reading	South East	714	1.4%	0.9×	71.1%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	667	1.3%	0.9×	68.2%
CO Colchester	East of England	657	1.3%	1.6×	69.7%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	639	1.2%	0.9×	66.0%
SO Southampton	South East	623	1.2%	1.0×	70.3%
BH Bournemouth	South West	613	1.2%	1.1×	69.3%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	605	1.2%	1.0×	64.5%
M Manchester	North West	594	1.1%	0.8×	67.3%
GL Gloucester	South West	575	1.1%	0.9×	66.3%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	573	1.1%	0.9×	62.1%
G Glasgow	Scotland	569	1.1%	0.7×	55.7%
DA Dartford	South East	567	1.1%	1.5×	70.2%
WA Warrington	North West	561	1.1%	1.1×	61.9%
RH Redhill	South East	550	1.1%	1.0×	67.5%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	543	1.0%	1.1×	66.1%
CH Chester	North West	541	1.0%	0.9×	63.8%
PL Plymouth	South West	539	1.0%	1.0×	64.9%
GU Guildford	South East	535	1.0%	0.8×	66.7%
CT Canterbury	South East	514	1.0%	1.3×	68.9%
SA Swansea	Wales	514	1.0%	0.8×	66.9%
EX Exeter	South West	499	1.0%	0.9×	65.5%
OX Oxford	South East	498	1.0%	0.9×	69.1%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	495	0.9%	0.9×	72.7%
LL Llandudno	Wales	489	0.9%	1.0×	69.7%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	489	0.9%	0.8×	67.3%
SE London SE	London	479	0.9%	1.2×	67.6%
SG Stevenage	East of England	468	0.9%	1.2×	69.2%
SK Stockport	North West	467	0.9%	0.9×	65.1%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	461	0.9%	0.9×	66.6%
NP Newport	Wales	456	0.9%	1.0×	69.3%
TS Teesside	North East	449	0.9%	0.9×	65.9%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	432	0.8%	0.9×	68.5%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	407	0.8%	1.0×	57.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	404	0.8%	0.9×	73.3%
BA Bath	South West	399	0.8%	0.9×	68.2%
CB Cambridge	East of England	399	0.8%	1.1×	69.4%
E London E	London	394	0.8%	0.9×	71.8%
SN Swindon	South West	390	0.7%	0.8×	69.2%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	389	0.7%	1.3×	67.9%
EN Enfield	London	380	0.7%	1.2×	73.7%
TA Taunton	South West	375	0.7%	1.1×	64.3%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	374	0.7%	1.0×	58.8%
CR Croydon	London	371	0.7%	1.1×	68.2%
CW Crewe	North West	369	0.7%	1.2×	65.6%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	365	0.7%	1.0×	69.6%
PR Preston	North West	356	0.7%	0.7×	64.3%
TW Twickenham	London	333	0.6%	0.9×	70.0%
LU Luton	East of England	331	0.6%	1.0×	68.9%
UB Southall	London	331	0.6%	1.0×	72.8%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	317	0.6%	0.9×	68.5%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	313	0.6%	0.7×	61.7%
N London N	London	312	0.6%	0.9×	71.2%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	304	0.6%	0.9×	66.8%
SL Slough	South East	299	0.6%	0.8×	70.2%
IG Ilford	London	295	0.6%	1.3×	73.9%
TQ Torquay	South West	290	0.6%	1.1×	67.6%
CA Carlisle	North West	288	0.6%	0.9×	66.7%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	288	0.6%	1.0×	59.4%
HA Harrow	London	277	0.5%	0.9×	66.8%
BB Blackburn	North West	273	0.5%	0.6×	73.6%
SP Salisbury	South West	267	0.5%	1.1×	58.8%
BR Bromley	London	261	0.5%	1.4×	69.7%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	259	0.5%	0.7×	73.0%
OL Oldham	North West	256	0.5%	0.7×	63.7%
BL Bolton	North West	252	0.5%	0.6×	70.6%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	252	0.5%	0.8×	71.0%
DL Darlington	North East	247	0.5%	0.8×	61.5%
TR Truro	South West	238	0.5%	0.7×	66.4%
LA Lancaster	North West	234	0.4%	0.8×	66.7%
FY Blackpool	North West	221	0.4%	1.0×	61.5%
DT Dorchester	South West	220	0.4%	1.1×	66.8%
AL St Albans	East of England	219	0.4%	1.0×	62.6%
NW London NW	London	218	0.4%	0.6×	67.9%
DD Dundee	Scotland	217	0.4%	1.0×	55.8%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	214	0.4%	0.8×	60.3%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	206	0.4%	1.1×	69.4%
DH Durham	North East	196	0.4%	0.8×	69.9%
WN Wigan	North West	195	0.4%	0.8×	60.0%
PA Paisley	Scotland	188	0.4%	0.8×	59.6%
TF Telford	West Midlands	184	0.4%	0.9×	68.5%
SM Sutton	London	169	0.3%	1.5×	78.1%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	162	0.3%	0.6×	61.7%
SW London SW	London	155	0.3%	0.7×	68.4%
IV Inverness	Scotland	154	0.3%	0.7×	59.7%
WD Watford	East of England	148	0.3%	0.7×	70.3%
SR Sunderland	North East	128	0.2%	0.7×	58.6%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	127	0.2%	0.6×	68.5%
PH Perth	Scotland	126	0.2%	0.8×	49.2%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	111	0.2%	0.5×	54.1%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	105	0.2%	0.9×	73.3%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	95	0.2%	0.7×	63.2%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	83	0.2%	0.6×	66.3%
W London W	London	77	0.1%	0.6×	67.5%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	74	0.1%	0.7×	70.3%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	53	0.1%	1.2×	66.0%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	51	<0.1%	1.2×	76.5%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	17	<0.1%	0.7×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	13	<0.1%	0.7×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	3,269	6.3%	0.8×	59.5%
North East	1,837	3.5%	0.9×	63.7%
North West	5,549	10.6%	0.9×	65.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	4,219	8.1%	0.9×	65.9%
Wales	2,350	4.5%	0.9×	65.7%
West Midlands	4,689	9.0%	0.9×	69.5%
East Midlands	3,937	7.5%	1.1×	68.1%
East of England	7,270	13.9%	1.4×	71.0%
London	5,318	10.2%	1.1×	72.1%
South East	8,443	16.2%	1.0×	68.8%
South West	5,384	10.3%	1.0×	65.8%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Ford B-MAXCars the same age

Lights and electrics16.0%10.8%
Suspension9.8%10.1%
Tyres7.3%6.8%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)4.6%4.1%
Brakes3.6%6.3%
Emissions and leaks2.8%3.1%
Steering1.6%2.3%
Body and structure1.4%3.0%
Seat belts and airbags1.0%0.8%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Ford B-MAX tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	8.8%	2.0%	4.4×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.2%	3.2%	1.3×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	4.1%	2.0%	2.1×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.6%	1.7%	1.5×	0.0%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres	2.0%	0.8%	2.5×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.9%	2.5%	0.8×	100.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.9%	2.0%	1.0×	100.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	1.6%	1.6%	1.0×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.3%	1.4%	0.9×	100.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lights and electrics	1.3%	1.2%	1.1×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	19.4%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	11.1%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	7.1%
Coil spring: corroded	4.8%
Condition: webbing slightly damaged or frayed	4.1%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	3.3%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.1%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	3.0%
Swivel pins and bushes: swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn	2.9%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	43,992	68.9%
Diesel	8,272	61.0%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model