Ford GALAXY - 2010
354.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford GALAXY, model year 2010.
Sample size: 4,319 cars, 9,917 tests and 35,166 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,319 cars
The 2010 Ford Galaxy has an overall defect rate of 355 defects per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the average of 294 defects per 100 vehicles, indicating a 20.5% increase in issues compared to similar models from the same year. The model shows particular weaknesses in categories such as Steering, Lights & Electrics, and Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, where its defect rates exceed the average by substantial margins. Mileage trends suggest that defects increase as mileage rises, with particularly high rates observed in the 124,000+ miles category, reaching 471 defects per 100 vehicles. Overall, this model appears to struggle more than its peers, particularly in specific areas of maintenance and functionality.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,319 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 7.5% better
106.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 20.7% worse
20.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 8.5% worse
24.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 39.9% worse
108.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 27.1% worse
362.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 8.5% worse
39.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 54.3% worse
12.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 8.0% worse
34.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,334
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,026
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,868
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,310
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,827
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,457
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,099
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 975
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 897
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 802
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 769
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 646
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 418
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 352
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 322
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 297
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 266
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 248
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 183
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 175