Does the Ford B-MAX fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Ford B-MAX records 3.68 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.08 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.40, 95% interval −3.49 to −3.31). It ranks 515 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford B-MAX is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 6,355 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 6,355 | 1.95 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 1,620 | 0.50 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 477 | 0.15 |
| Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured | 447 | 0.14 |
| Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 364 | 0.11 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 325,411 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Ford B-MAX gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
6.2% of Ford B-MAX MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,418 miles later (37,190 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,190 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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