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Ford GALAXY - 2012

332.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford GALAXY, model year 2012. Sample size: 4,560 cars, 10,945 tests and 36,349 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 4,560 cars

The 2012 Ford Galaxy has a higher overall defect rate of 332 per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 246 per 100, representing a 35% increase. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises sharply in this model, particularly in the higher mileage segments. The Galaxy shows significantly more issues in several categories, most notably in Steering, Lights & Electrics, and Body/Structure, where its defect rates notably exceed average figures. While tyre wear is common across many vehicles, the specific concerns for this model suggest a need for careful maintenance in areas that consistently display higher defect rates.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 4,560 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 1.8% worse
105.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 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
▼ 38.6% worse
18.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 8.3% worse
20.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 67.9% worse
103.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • 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
▼ 34.8% worse
329.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 68.7% worse
44.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 104.8% worse
12.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 22.5% worse
28.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 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
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 457 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,833
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,231
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,416
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,172
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,067
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,660
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,253
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: 1,032
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 940
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 873

Serious faults (Top 10)

Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 873
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 760
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 611
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 491
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 417
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 372
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 369
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 321
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 242
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 227