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Ford GALAXY - 2018

125.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford GALAXY, model year 2018. Sample size: 3,250 cars, 7,914 tests and 9,913 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,250 cars

The 2018 Ford Galaxy has an overall defect rate of 125 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 4% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it performs exceptionally well in the steering and body/structure categories, showing significantly lower defect rates than average. However, it struggles with electrical issues, as well as equipment and miscellaneous defects, where its rates are considerably higher than the average. Defect rates also show a troubling upward trend with increasing mileage, suggesting that higher mileage vehicles are more prone to issues.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,250 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 6.7% better
64.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 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
▲ 92.0% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Steering
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • 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.
Visibility
▲ 1.4% better
13.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 101.7% worse
35.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 13.2% better
110.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 58.8% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • 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
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▼ 154.5% worse
5.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 167.1% worse
18.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 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
0 307 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: 2,682
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,202
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 674
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 581
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 433
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 279
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 272
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: 237
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 216
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 201

Serious faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 216
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 201
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 143
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 136
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 128
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 126
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 71
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 52
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: 51