Ford GALAXY - 2020
96.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford GALAXY, model year 2020.
Sample size: 1,663 cars, 3,706 tests and 3,564 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,663 cars
The 2020 Ford Galaxy has an overall defect rate of 96 per 100 vehicles, which is 7% higher than the average for cars of the same year, set at 90 per 100. Notably, the Galaxy excels in steering defects, reporting only 0.2% compared to the average of 1.4%. However, it struggles in several categories, particularly with lights and electrics, where it shows a defect rate of 24.4%, significantly above the average of 10.7%. Additionally, the model has higher defect rates in body/structure and equipment categories. Mileage trends indicate increasing defects as mileage rises, especially in the higher mileage bracket, where the Galaxy's rates also exceed the annual averages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,663 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 13.2% worse
57.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 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
▲ 86.7% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 13.5% better
12.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 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: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 117.9% worse
24.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 11.1% better
86.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- 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
Body/Structure
▼ 20.8% worse
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- A passenger seat: with a defective structure or the backrest cannot be retained in the upright position
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 120.0% worse
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 37.8% worse
5.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 1,101
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 646
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 208
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 188
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 94
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 77
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 63
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
PRS
Occurrences: 59
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 77
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 53
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 52
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 31
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
Headlamp aim unable to be tested
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 18