Ford B-MAX 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

17.7% of 43,849 MOT tests of the Ford B-MAX first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 95.0 (95% CI 92.9–97.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 Ford B-MAX fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Ford B-MAX built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	17.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	43849
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 92.9–97.2)	95.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	43849
Rank among this model's 7 build years	2	of 7	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	43849
Tested in 2024	7195	tests	median 39,601 miles	2024	7195

Built 2016 against Ford B-MAX normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 12% vs 11.5%; age 4: 13.6% vs 13.3%; age 5: 14.9% vs 17.9%; age 6: 20% vs 21%; age 7: 21.9% vs 23%; age 8: 24% vs 25.4%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 Ford B-MAX by registration · All Ford B-MAX MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2016 Ford B-MAX fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Ford B-MAX built 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	7,677	12	11.3–12.8	11.5	104.1
4	7,197	13.6	12.9–14.5	13.3	102.7
5	7,254	14.9	14.1–15.8	17.9	83.6
6	7,273	20	19–20.9	21	95.2
7	7,253	21.9	21–22.9	23	95.2
8	7,195	24	23–25	25.4	94.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 43,849 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2016 Ford B-MAX?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 6.3 items per 100 first tests, against 9 across all build years of the Ford B-MAX. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford B-MAX built 2016 against the Ford B-MAX in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	6.3	9	2,744
Tyres	5.4	7	2,382
Visibility	4.2	6	1,821
Suspension	3	7	1,306
Brakes	2.5	3.7	1,110

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 43,849 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 7 published build years of the Ford B-MAX, 2016 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 94.2. 2017: index 99.9.

Ford B-MAX build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2012	102.5	99.8–105.2	no different	18,213
2013	105.9	104.7–107.2	worse	90,341
2014	100.4	99.0–101.8	no different	78,981
2015	94.2	92.5–95.8	better	59,959
2016	95.0	92.9–97.2	better	43,849
2017	99.9	97.2–102.7	no different	30,804
2018	117.8	107.6–128.0	worse (rough estimate)	2,841

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 324,988 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Ford B-MAX 2016 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/ford-b-max/2016/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Ford B-MAX 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2016 Ford B-MAX fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2016 Ford B-MAX?

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

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