Does the Ford B-MAX fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Ford B-MAX records 9.01 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.14 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.13, 95% interval −0.23 to −0.02). It ranks 292 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford B-MAX is “Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning”, recorded 12,517 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 12,517 | 3.85 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps | 2,350 | 0.72 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 2,292 | 0.70 |
| A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 1,816 | 0.56 |
| A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED | 1,717 | 0.53 |
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 lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
17.7% of Ford B-MAX MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,814 miles later (859 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 859 (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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