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Ford Galaxy MOT fail rate by age

How often the Ford Galaxy fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 251,657 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 13 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 13 (n=18,456)42.7%
All cars at 13 years (n=6,612,160)38.3%
Median mileage at test122,080
All cars, median mileage92,305

216 of 293 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 13 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Ford Galaxy fails 20.9% of MOTs (7,153 tests), 8.8 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 22 years it fails 47.2% (1,305 tests), 6.2 points above the 41.0% average.
  • The gap is widest at 10 years: 9.7 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 13 years: Suspension arm bush worn, at 6 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 22 years 55.6%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Ford Galaxy: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years20.9%7,15312.1%+8.8 pts27,971 miles
4 years19.6%9,56013.4%+6.2 pts42,683 miles
5 years18.7%13,56815.3%+3.4 pts52,709 miles
6 years19.7%16,84617.8%+1.9 pts65,583 miles
7 years22.9%16,95720.6%+2.2 pts78,457 miles
8 years28.0%18,08423.8%+4.2 pts87,071 miles
9 years34.6%16,93727.1%+7.4 pts97,363 miles
10 years40.1%16,72330.3%+9.7 pts104,802 miles
11 years41.6%18,28533.3%+8.4 pts109,038 miles
12 years42.4%18,27536.0%+6.4 pts115,592 miles
13 years42.7%18,45638.3%+4.5 pts122,080 miles
14 years43.8%17,65040.3%+3.5 pts128,444 miles
15 years45.3%16,94241.6%+3.7 pts134,792 miles
16 years46.7%13,96142.6%+4.1 pts139,153 miles
17 years48.3%11,24943.1%+5.2 pts141,567 miles
18 years48.7%8,18143.3%+5.5 pts141,430 miles
19 years50.2%5,54043.2%+7.0 pts140,173 miles
20 years50.6%3,72642.8%+7.8 pts137,596 miles
21 years49.6%2,25942.1%+7.6 pts136,228 miles
22 years47.2%1,30541.0%+6.2 pts134,277 miles

Most common fail items at 13 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Suspension arm bush worn Major6
Driveshaft CV boot split Major4.4
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Major2.4

Out of 18,456 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Side/position light not working Major13.2
Brake light not working Major7.1
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous5.1
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous4.2
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous4
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major3.7
Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour Major2.5

Out of 18,456 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 13 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Ford Fiesta42.3%372,52238.3%
Ford Focus40.3%255,60338.3%
Ford KA38.6%70,54338.3%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200320 years in 202351.0%1,10742.8%
200419 years in 202351.9%1,26443.2%
200519 years in 202450.1%1,41843.2%
200619 years in 202548.4%1,25543.2%
200718 years in 202545.6%2,57843.3%
200817 years in 202545.1%2,83343.1%
200916 years in 202545.2%3,33442.6%
201015 years in 202544.1%3,81741.6%
201114 years in 202544.9%4,05940.3%
201213 years in 202542.2%4,19138.3%
201312 years in 202542.1%3,72136.0%
201411 years in 202542.7%4,14633.3%
201510 years in 202537.0%2,41330.3%
20169 years in 202522.6%4,69927.1%
20178 years in 202521.3%5,22123.8%
20187 years in 202520.4%3,50920.6%
20196 years in 202522.2%2,59917.8%
20205 years in 202518.0%1,67915.3%
20214 years in 202523.3%1,43113.4%

More on the Ford Galaxy

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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