Ford B-MAX MPV 2012 pictures

The Ford B-MAX is a small five-seat MPV based on the same underpinnings as the Ford Fiesta

Its main rivals include the Vauxhall Meriva, Kia Venga, Honda Jazz, Nissan Note and Hyundai ix20

Like the Fiesta supermini, the B-MAX is also the best model to drive in its class, with little body lean in corners

Engines include Ford's award-winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol and a 1.5-litre TDCi diesel

The Ford's party trick is its unrestricted access, with no middle door pillar and a convenient sliding rear door 

Our recommendation is one of the petrol EcoBoost engines, unless you drive enough miles to justify the diesel

Thanks to its tall roofline, there's lots of headroom and knee room for passengers

The range-topping Titanium X Navigator trim is luxuriously equipped and gets a panoramic sunroof

Even the entry-level Zetec Navigator trim now has sat nav, DAB radio and Bluetooth as standard

The B-MAX doesn't have the largest boot in its class (measuring 318 litres), but all four passenger seats fold down

The sliding doors are ideal in tight car parks and their wide opening is great for fitting child car seats

Ford has added strengthening to account for the missing door pillars and it scored five stars in Euro NCAP crash tests

The Ford B-MAX came 76th out of 150 models in our 2016 Driver Power customer satisfaction survey

If you've been in a Fiesta, the B-MAX interior will be instantly familiar. It's attractive but there are some cheap plastics

The Ford B-MAX is Ford's smallest MPV, sitting below the C-MAX, Grand C-MAX, S-MAX and Galaxy