Ford GALAXY - 2016
146.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford GALAXY, model year 2016.
Sample size: 4,636 cars, 10,512 tests and 15,390 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 4,636 cars
The 2016 Ford Galaxy has an overall defect rate of 146 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average of 151 per 100. Notably, the Galaxy excels in steering and body/structure defects, showing significantly fewer issues in these areas compared to the average car of its year. However, it faces challenges with lights and electrics, as well as equipment-related defects, where it records a higher incidence than the average. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ mile category. Overall, while the Galaxy performs well in some aspects, it has specific areas that require attention.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,636 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 7.8% better
72.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 88.9% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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.
Visibility
▲ 1.3% better
14.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- 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: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 39.4% worse
35.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 13.9% better
137.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 68.1% better
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▼ 166.7% worse
8.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 83.2% worse
20.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
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: 3,800
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,659
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 991
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 890
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 768
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 733
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: 466
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 408
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 342
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 341
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 341
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 329
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 228
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 202
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 138
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 119
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 111
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 110
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: 81
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 77