New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2001.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Seat belts2
- Vehicle speed control1
- Structure1
- Service brakes, hydraulic1
- Fuel system, gasoline1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 118 B Series vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 91 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 7 |
| 2001 | 10 | 8 |
| 2000 | 9 | 5 |
| 1999 | 22 | 20 |
| 1998 | 7 | 6 |
| 1997 | 10 | 8 |
| 1996 | 15 | 11 |
| 1995 | 3 | 1 |
| 1994 | 9 | 7 |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 | 2 |
| 1991 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 | 3 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 | 2 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
In New Zealand
4 B Series cars are on the New Zealand register; 0% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the United Kingdom
3 B Series cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990 | 1 | — |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
1,649 B Series cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 57% passed first time, against 57% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 148 | 65% |
| 2005 | 409 | 56% |
| 2004 | 203 | 50% |
| 2003 | 286 | 56% |
| 2002 | 276 | 59% |
| 2001 | 135 | 59% |
| 2000 | 192 | 59% |
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 Series | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 24.3% | 20.8% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 17.5% | 9.3% |
| Suspension | 14.4% | 16.4% |
| Brakes | 14.4% | 13.5% |
| Visibility | 7.4% | 7.6% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4.6% | 7.1% |
| Tyres | 4.5% | 6.3% |
| Steering | 2.4% | 4.0% |
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
EU safety alerts
Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the B Series in 1 alert. European versions can differ from the North American car.
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Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0