67.9%
Ford B-MAX
Ford B-MAX MOT pass rate and common problems
The Ford B-MAX passed 67.9% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 4.4 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was stop lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the B-MAX compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
68.8%
Ford average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The B-MAX runs 1 points behind the Ford average. It is 17th of the 27 Ford models in the data. The average B-MAX arrived at its test 10.5 years old with 59,393 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
B-MAX MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Ford B-MAX cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 71% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 63.7%, a drop of 7.3 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years | 30,572 | 71% | 1.3 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 23,066 | 63.7% | 8.6 pts below |
That is a typical decline as cars age. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where B-MAX failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Ford B-MAX cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 55.8% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common B-MAX MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Ford B-MAX cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 54.1% of everything testers recorded against failed Ford B-MAX cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a B-MAX
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working and headlamp not working on dipped beam. 18.8% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken and ball joint excessively worn. 14.8% of failure items.
3
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, condition has ply or cords exposed and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 12.3% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 4.8% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific B-MAX has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Ford B-MAX buying guide.
Already found one?
Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.
Ford B-MAX MOT FAQs
What is the Ford B-MAX MOT pass rate?
67.9% of Ford B-MAX cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 53,638 tests. That is 4.4 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 387th of 575 models.
What does a Ford B-MAX most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Ford B-MAX cars failing their 2025 MOT was stop lamp not working, on 16.1% of failure items. Next were coil spring fractured or broken (7.5%) and ball joint excessively worn (7.3%).
Which area causes the most Ford B-MAX MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 35%, followed by suspension at 20.7%.
Do older Ford B-MAX cars fail their MOT more often?
Ford B-MAX cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 71% of MOT tests in 2025, against 63.7% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Ford B-MAX has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Ford B-MAX that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Ford B-MAX's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.