Ford Galaxy MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Ford Galaxy took 65,848 MOT tests in Britain and passed 63% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 65,848
First-time pass rate: 63%
All cars: 71%

What the Galaxy fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics19.0% (all cars 11.3%)
Suspension10.6% (all cars 9.0%)
Tyres8.4% (all cars 6.4%)
Brakes8.1% (all cars 6.8%)
Body and structure7.2% (all cars 3.5%)
Visibility4.5% (all cars 4.8%)
Exhaust and emissions3.7% (all cars 3.1%)
Steering3.1% (all cars 1.8%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Position lamp: not working 7.7%
Stop lamp: not working 4.4%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.4%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 3.3%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 3.1%
Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 2.6%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 2.5%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 2.2%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 25.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin 12.3%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 11.2%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 8.8%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 7.8%
Coil spring: corroded 6.4%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 5.3%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread 4.4%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2001	335	50%
2002	502	49%
2003	1,086	48%
2004	1,247	47%
2005	1,969	48%
2006	2,325	51%
2007	4,088	53%
2008	4,210	54%
2009	4,457	58%
2010	4,746	57%
2011	4,849	57%
2012	4,892	58%
2013	4,394	61%
2014	4,856	59%
2015	2,847	66%
2016	5,010	79%
2017	5,408	81%
2018	3,647	81%
2019	2,718	80%
2020	1,676	81%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	27,457 miles
4 years	48,233 miles
5 years	73,969 miles
6 years	76,327 miles
7 years	90,609 miles
8 years	111,459 miles
9 years	110,611 miles
10 years	119,587 miles
11 years	121,070 miles
12 years	124,434 miles
13 years	128,436 miles
14 years	134,640 miles
15 years	139,415 miles
16 years	144,689 miles
17 years	144,685 miles
18 years	138,036 miles
19 years	141,902 miles
20 years	142,271 miles

Check a particular Galaxy

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Ford models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.