Ford Grand C-MAX 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

32.8% of 24,074 MOT tests of the Ford Grand C-MAX first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.7 (95% CI 96.5–100.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Ford Grand C-MAX built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	32.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	24074
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.5–100.9)	98.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	24074
Rank among this model's 10 build years	5	of 10	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	24074
Tested in 2024	3745	tests	median 98,100 miles	2024	3745

Built 2012 against Ford Grand C-MAX normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 27.2% vs 29.7%; age 8: 30.8% vs 30.7%; age 9: 32.5% vs 32.9%; age 10: 34.9% vs 34.5%; age 11: 35.5% vs 35.7%; age 12: 36.6% vs 36.6%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 Ford Grand C-MAX by registration · All Ford Grand C-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 2012 Ford Grand C-MAX fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 Grand C-MAX built 2012: 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)
7	4,201	27.2	25.9–28.6	29.7	91.6
8	4,014	30.8	29.4–32.2	30.7	100.2
9	4,072	32.5	31.1–34	32.9	98.9
10	4,062	34.9	33.5–36.4	34.5	101.3
11	3,980	35.5	34.1–37	35.7	99.6
12	3,745	36.6	35.1–38.2	36.6	99.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,074 (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 2012 Ford Grand C-MAX?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 17.4 items per 100 first tests, against 13 across all build years of the Ford Grand C-MAX. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Grand C-MAX built 2012 against the Ford Grand C-MAX in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	17.4	13	4,180
Tyres	14.8	13.1	3,554
Brakes	11.4	9.6	2,733
Body, chassis, structure	10.9	5	2,623
Suspension	9	5	2,155

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,074 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Ford Grand C-MAX, 2012 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 101.9. 2013: index 101.6.

Ford Grand C-MAX build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2010	89.8	78.1–101.5	no different (rough estimate)	678
2011	101.9	100.1–103.7	worse	34,344
2012	98.7	96.5–100.9	no different	24,074
2013	101.6	99.5–103.7	no different	28,229
2014	107.2	104.9–109.6	worse	25,272
2015	97.0	94.5–99.4	better	22,983
2016	98.6	96.6–100.6	no different	39,989
2017	89.9	87.2–92.7	better	20,687
2018	111.4	107.1–115.6	worse	11,253
2019	112.5	104.5–120.6	worse (rough estimate)	3,430

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 210,939 (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 Grand C-MAX 2012 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-grand-c-max/2012/

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.

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