Ford Galaxy — reliability by registration year

2004–2022 · 19 registration years · 49,954 first tests

2021 breaks the run — 6.8 pp worse than the years either side 2016 breaks the run — 7.2 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Galaxy registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Ford Galaxy first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 1,134 81.9% 86.1%
2021 1,194 74.7% 81.2% Headlamp (front) 17.3%
6.8 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2021 Galaxys most often: Headlamp (front) (17.3%)
2020 1,520 81.1% 85.3%
2019 2,271 77.2% 83.1% Headlamp 16.2%
2018 2,974 78.6% 84.5% Position lamp (front) 11.0%
2017 4,620 77.7% 82.4% Brake pads (rear) 13.6%
2016 4,211 76.9% 82.1% Tyre pressure monitoring system 18.2%
7.2 pp better than the years either side What failed 2016 Galaxys most often: Tyre pressure monitoring system (18.2%) · Brake pads (rear) (13.8%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (10.4%)
2015 2,204 61.5% 70.2% Position lamp (front) 29.7%
2014 3,931 56.4% 65.1% Position lamp (front) 31.2%
2013 3,505 57.0% 64.7% Position lamp (front) 28.4%
2012 3,977 56.8% 64.6% Position lamp (front) 28.7%
2011 3,861 54.2% 63.1% Position lamp (front) 27.0%
2010 3,613 54.9% 64.5% Position lamp (front) 24.1%
2009 3,184 54.0% 62.9% Position lamp (front) 15.7%
2008 2,696 53.5% 62.0% Position lamp (front) 16.5%
2007 2,440 53.0% 60.8% Position lamp (front) 17.4%
2006 1,175 50.2% 57.9% Position lamp (front) 16.7%
2005 906 50.2% 57.1% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 16.0%
2004 538 48.3% 54.5%

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