Ford Galaxy MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Ford Galaxy in Great Britain in 2025 — 55,086 tests. Figures cover every Galaxy first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Galaxy ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
64.4%
7.9 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
55,086
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
10.6%
of Galaxy first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
108,750
middle half: 78,750–148,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Ford Galaxy cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 63,099 Ford Galaxy cars that were taxed or on SORN: 50,040 taxed and 13,059 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Ford Galaxy vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
50,040
79.3% of the 63,099 Galaxy cars taxed or on SORN; 106 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
13,059
declared off the road by their keepers — 20.7% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Galaxy cars peaked at 113,297 at the end of 2014 and has since fallen by 63,257 (55.8%) to 50,040 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 4,403 at the end of 2014 to 13,059 at the end of 2025, up 196.6%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Galaxy cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

050k100k150k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Galaxy cars, year 2014: 113kTaxed Galaxy cars, year 2015: 108kTaxed Galaxy cars, year 2016: 105kTaxed Galaxy cars, year 2017: 100kTaxed Galaxy cars, year 2018: 93kTaxed Galaxy cars, year 2019: 86kTaxed Galaxy cars, year 2020: 78kTaxed Galaxy cars, year 2021: 73kTaxed Galaxy cars, year 2022: 68kTaxed Galaxy cars, year 2023: 62kTaxed Galaxy cars, year 2024: 55kTaxed Galaxy cars, year 2025: 50k50k
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YearTaxed Galaxy cars
2014113,297
2015108,440
2016104,631
201799,993
201893,144
201985,819
202078,021
202172,865
202267,845
202361,788
202455,474
202550,040

Galaxy cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

05k10k15k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Galaxy cars on SORN, year 2014: 4kGalaxy cars on SORN, year 2015: 6kGalaxy cars on SORN, year 2016: 7kGalaxy cars on SORN, year 2017: 8kGalaxy cars on SORN, year 2018: 9kGalaxy cars on SORN, year 2019: 11kGalaxy cars on SORN, year 2020: 12kGalaxy cars on SORN, year 2021: 12kGalaxy cars on SORN, year 2022: 12kGalaxy cars on SORN, year 2023: 13kGalaxy cars on SORN, year 2024: 13kGalaxy cars on SORN, year 2025: 13k13k
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YearGalaxy cars on SORN
20144,403
20155,770
20167,229
20178,377
20189,413
201910,538
202012,199
202111,766
202211,982
202312,653
202412,750
202513,059

Which model years survive

Taxed Galaxy cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 50,040 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 2 taxed Galaxy cars have no recorded year of manufacture and are not in the table, so the rows add up to 50,038. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Galaxy cars
20239571.9%
20221,0952.2%
20211,1642.3%
20201,5513.1%
20192,2994.6%
20182,8885.8%
20174,6499.3%
20164,2268.4%
20152,1314.3%
20143,8347.7%
20133,4536.9%
20123,9007.8%
20113,7677.5%
20103,4556.9%
20092,9926.0%
20082,4474.9%
20072,1444.3%
20061,0172.0%
20057681.5%
All other build years (15 years, each under 1%)1,3012.6%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name GALAXY under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Galaxy ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Galaxy vs all cars, 2025.

Ford GalaxyAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 3: 82.3%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 4: 76.6%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 5: 81.8%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 6: 77.7%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 7: 79.5%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 8: 78.6%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 9: 77.2%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 10: 62.8%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 11: 57.1%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 12: 57.6%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 13: 57.5%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 14: 54.8%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 15: 55.5%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 16: 54.6%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 17: 54.4%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 18: 54%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 19: 51%Ford Galaxy, vehicle age 20: 51.5%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Ford Galaxy 51.5%
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Age (years)Galaxy testsGalaxy pass rateAll cars
31,23082.3%88.5%
41,42276.6%87.2%
51,66881.8%86.0%
62,58877.7%83.5%
73,48879.5%80.9%
85,18278.6%78.2%
94,67077.2%74.9%
102,40162.8%71.9%
114,12057.1%68.6%
123,69357.6%65.8%
134,16657.5%63.5%
144,03154.8%61.2%
153,77855.5%59.3%
163,31554.6%58.3%
172,80354.4%57.2%
182,55454.0%57.4%
191,24051.0%57.0%
2096851.5%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Galaxy's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Galaxy beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Galaxy aheadGalaxy behind
-12-6+0+6+12Age 3: -6.2 points vs the average car3Age 4: -10.6 points vs the average carAge 5: -4.2 points vs the average car5Age 6: -5.8 points vs the average carAge 7: -1.4 points vs the average car7Age 8: +0.4 points vs the average carAge 9: +2.3 points vs the average car9Age 10: -9.1 points vs the average carAge 11: -11.5 points vs the average car11Age 12: -8.2 points vs the average carAge 13: -6.0 points vs the average car13Age 14: -6.4 points vs the average carAge 15: -3.8 points vs the average car15Age 16: -3.7 points vs the average carAge 17: -2.8 points vs the average car17Age 18: -3.4 points vs the average carAge 19: -6.0 points vs the average car19Age 20: -6.1 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-6.2
4-10.6
5-4.2
6-5.8
7-1.4
8+0.4
9+2.3
10-9.1
11-11.5
12-8.2
13-6.0
14-6.4
15-3.8
16-3.7
17-2.8
18-3.4
19-6.0
20-6.1

The Galaxy fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Galaxy fleet still in use.

01k3k4k6kAge 3: 1k3Age 4: 1kAge 5: 1k5Age 6: 2kAge 7: 3k7Age 8: 5kAge 9: 4k9Age 10: 2kAge 11: 4k11Age 12: 3kAge 13: 4k13Age 14: 4kAge 15: 3k15Age 16: 3kAge 17: 2k17Age 18: 2kAge 19: 1k19Age 20: 96820Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
31,230
41,422
51,668
62,588
73,488
85,182
94,670
102,401
114,120
123,693
134,166
144,031
153,778
163,315
172,803
182,554
191,240
20968

What a Galaxy fails on

Where the failure items land when a Galaxy fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment32.2%
Suspension17.8%
Tyres12.6%
Brakes11.9%
Body, chassis, structure8.3%
Visibility5.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.3%
Steering3.9%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (96.3% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Galaxy, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Suspension: 30.2% of advisories30.2%Tyres: 25.3% of advisories25.3%Brakes: 21.3% of advisories21.3%Non-component advisories: 5.4% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 5.3% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 4.3% of advisories
SuspensionTyresBrakesNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structure
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension30.2%
Tyres25.3%
Brakes21.3%
Non-component advisories5.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks5.3%
Body, chassis, structure4.3%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Galaxy?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested Galaxy fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 64.4% of 50,733 tests64.4%Diesel50,733 testsPetrol: 60.4% of 3,569 tests60.4%Petrol3,569 testsHybrid electric: 84.2% of 778 tests84.2%Hybrid778 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel50,73364.4%
Petrol3,56960.4%
Hybrid electric77884.2%

What mileage is normal for a Galaxy?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Galaxy; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Galaxy (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 21,250 miles (middle half 13,750–33,750)Age 4: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 31,250–73,750)Age 5: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 28,750–63,750)Age 6: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 41,250–88,750)Age 7: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 53,750–138,750)Age 8: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 58,750–126,250)Age 9: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 68,750–133,750)Age 10: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 78,750–148,750)Age 11: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 83,750–141,250)Age 12: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 91,250–148,750)Age 13: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 96,250–151,250)Age 14: typical 126,250 miles (middle half 101,250–153,750)Age 15: typical 131,250 miles (middle half 108,750–158,750)Age 16: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 111,250–166,250)Age 17: typical 143,750 miles (middle half 116,250–168,750)Age 18: typical 148,750 miles (middle half 123,750–173,750)Age 19: typical 146,250 miles (middle half 121,250–171,250)Age 20: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 111,250–166,250)138k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
313,75021,25033,750
431,25048,75073,750
528,75043,75063,750
641,25061,25088,750
753,75083,750138,750
858,75083,750126,250
968,75091,250133,750
1078,750108,750148,750
1183,750108,750141,250
1291,250116,250148,750
1396,250121,250151,250
14101,250126,250153,750
15108,750131,250158,750
16111,250138,750166,250
17116,250143,750168,750
18123,750148,750173,750
19121,250146,250171,250
20111,250138,750166,250

What fails at each age

The Galaxy's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentTyresBrakesVisibilitySeat belts and supplementary restraint systemsSuspensionBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment30.8%
3-5 yrsTyres28.9%
3-5 yrsBrakes12.6%
3-5 yrsVisibility10.0%
3-5 yrsSeat belts and supplementary restraint systems7.0%
3-5 yrsEverything else10.7%
6-9 yrsTyres31.1%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.4%
6-9 yrsBrakes18.7%
6-9 yrsVisibility7.9%
6-9 yrsSuspension5.7%
6-9 yrsEverything else11.2%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment32.6%
10-13 yrsSuspension16.0%
10-13 yrsTyres13.4%
10-13 yrsBrakes11.4%
10-13 yrsBody, chassis, structure11.2%
10-13 yrsEverything else15.4%
14+ yrsSuspension25.7%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment24.0%
14+ yrsBrakes12.9%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure10.0%
14+ yrsTyres9.6%
14+ yrsEverything else17.8%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.