Ford B-MAX - 2017
112.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford B-MAX, model year 2017.
Sample size: 5,818 cars, 13,082 tests and 14,702 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 5,818 cars
The 2017 Ford B-MAX has an overall defect rate of 112 per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the yearly average of 134 per 100, making it 16% better than typical for its age. However, the model shows increasing defect rates with mileage, particularly significant in the highest mileage category (365 defects per 100 vehicles). It excels in the brakes, body structure, and other categories, with defect rates significantly lower than average, while it faces challenges in lights and electrics, as well as equipment, where defect rates are higher than the average. Overall, the B-MAX stands out positively in key safety and structural areas while demonstrating some vulnerabilities in electrical and equipment-related issues.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,818 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 40.0% better
43.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 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
▲ 25.0% better
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 5.5% better
13.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 21.1% worse
24.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
- 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
▲ 11.4% better
126.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 48.6% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
Equipment
▼ 59.3% worse
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 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
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 56.7% better
3.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,161
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,120
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,091
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 949
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 623
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 470
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 467
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
PRS
Occurrences: 412
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 274
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 217
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 949
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 470
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 217
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 212
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 209
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 147
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 133
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 85
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 82