Ford B-MAX (2012 - 2017) 1.6 Titanium 5d Auto Owner Review

1.6 Titanium 5d Auto
Ford B-MAX review

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In their own words

I feel the the problem with auto gearbox although not major is still something you don't expect on a modern car and could be a design flaw as I can't be the only one experiencing this problem. The more major bad experience with car happened when a member of the family had puncture one night and it was found that the unlocking wheel nut was never supplied with the vehicle so no wheel change was possible resulting in a breakdown truck having to relay the car home and then forwarding on to a dealer who had a master unlocking nut. This experience was bad enough but when it came for the spare steel wheel to be fitted at the dealership to the front axle it was found that the wrong size wheel had been supplied originally with car (14") and wouldn't fit and had to be fitted to the rear axle, which means that the spare will only fit if you have a puncture in the rear wheels !! This is not acceptable and steps are in progress for the supplying dealership to rectify the matter and replace the incorrect wheel etc. All of this has affected my view of the car which has many good points but has been let down by some poor design and relatively minor problems becoming major totally unnecessary due to lax dealer checks prior to delivery

Does the car do everything you expected it to do?

The Auto gearbox is not as smooth in changing gears as other cars, with some judder when changing up sometimes --- not good enough! Wrong size spare wheel supplied, wouldn't fit !!!
  • How they rated it

  • Reliability: 3 out of 5 3.0
  • Meets Expectations: 2 out of 5 2.0
  • Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 2.0
  • Graham Euston recommends this car

About their car

  • Fuel type Petrol
  • When purchased December 2017
  • Condition when bought Used
  • Current Mileage 11,000 miles
  • Average MPG 35 mpg