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Ford B-MAX - 2016

123.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford B-MAX, model year 2016. Sample size: 7,264 cars, 15,532 tests and 19,191 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 7,264 cars

The 2016 Ford B-MAX exhibits a lower overall defect rate compared to the average vehicle from the same year, with 124 defects per 100 cars versus 151 on average, representing an 18% improvement. While tyre wear is a common issue across vehicles of this age, the B-MAX stands out positively in brake, steering, body structure, and other categories, showing significantly fewer defects than average. However, it does perform worse in the areas of lights and electrics as well as equipment, with defect rates higher than the yearly average. As mileage increases, defect rates for the B-MAX also rise, particularly among higher mileage groups.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 7,264 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 42.7% better
44.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 45.7% better
4.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 10.0% worse
16.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 20.5% worse
30.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 16.3% better
133.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 47.3% better
4.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
Equipment
▼ 115.2% worse
7.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 51.3% better
5.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 332 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,189
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,574
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,267
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 856
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
PRS
Occurrences: 605
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 561
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 539
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 457
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 359
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 317

Serious faults (Top 10)

Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 561
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 284
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 261
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 257
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 240
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 213
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 178
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 135
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 124