New registrations in Europe
266,398 new Ford B-Max cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2012 and 2020, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2020 the largest markets were Italy (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 109 (NEDC) |
| 2019 | 5 | 147 (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 3,431 | 166 (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 43,117 | 121 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 39,681 | — |
| 2015 | 45,531 | — |
| 2014 | 52,925 | — |
| 2013 | 66,721 | — |
| 2012 | 14,986 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Year by year
| Year | New in Europe | Licensed in the UK |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 B-Max | 3,431 | 671 |
| 2017 B-Max | 43,117 | 5,640 |
| 2016 B-Max | 39,681 | 7,014 |
| 2015 B-Max | 45,531 | 9,546 |
| 2014 B-Max | 52,925 | 12,492 |
| 2013 B-Max | 66,721 | 13,986 |
| 2012 B-Max | 14,986 | 2,781 |
New in Europe: registration year (European Environment Agency) · UK: year of manufacture, end of 2025 (DfT/DVLA) · MOT: year of first registration, tests in 2023 (DVSA) · Finland: year of first registration (Traficom) · a year gets its own page when at least three of these cover it
In the Netherlands
11,315 B-Max cars are on Dutch roads; 22% arrived later as imports, and 15 still have a recall open. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 394 | €24,825 |
| 2017 | 1,338 | €24,485 |
| 2016 | 1,436 | €23,705 |
| 2015 | 1,717 | €22,965 |
| 2014 | 2,236 | €22,693 |
| 2013 | 3,793 | €23,145 |
| 2012 | 401 | €23,689 |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
In Finland
928 B-Max cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 99% petrol, 1% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.
| First registered | In use | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 65 | 104,000 km |
| 2016 | 132 | 107,000 km |
| 2015 | 209 | 118,000 km |
| 2014 | 151 | 130,000 km |
| 2013 | 303 | 142,000 km |
| 2012 | 68 | 151,000 km |
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0
Road collisions in Great Britain
From 2021 to 2025, 722 B-Max cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 5 of those collisions were fatal and 138 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.
| Year | Cars in injury collisions | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 153 | 1 | 29 |
| 2024 | 142 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 | 137 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | 137 | 2 | 32 |
| 2021 | 153 | 1 | 30 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
52,130 B-Max cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 671 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5,640 | 43 |
| 2016 | 7,014 | 76 |
| 2015 | 9,546 | 128 |
| 2014 | 12,492 | 197 |
| 2013 | 13,986 | 302 |
| 2012 | 2,781 | 80 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
54,934 B-Max cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 72% passed first time, against 73% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 692 | 78% |
| 2017 | 5,844 | 77% |
| 2016 | 7,253 | 78% |
| 2015 | 9,983 | 75% |
| 2014 | 13,126 | 71% |
| 2013 | 15,033 | 67% |
| 2012 | 3,003 | 65% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | B-Max | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 13.5% | 9.3% |
| Suspension | 7.1% | 7.6% |
| Tyres | 6.1% | 6.5% |
| Visibility | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| Brakes | 3.3% | 5.6% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Steering | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1.0% | 2.2% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail