Pass rate
84.1%
Around average — 7.1 pts behind the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 3,349 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £21–£58
2021 Ford Galaxy MOT pass rate
- 2021
- 3 trims combined
- typical 42,200 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
32.9% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 91.9% pass
- Avoid 2004 66.2% pass
Across the 24 years on record, a spread of 25.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 81.4%
- Typical mileage
- 42k mi
The 2021 Ford Galaxy MOT pass rate is 84.1% of its MOT tests — 7.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Ford Galaxy does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.7× the national share
Tyres make up 32.9% of everything recorded on the 2021 Ford Galaxy, against 19.8% nationally — 13.1 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 91.2%; this one manages 84.1% — 7.1 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Ford Galaxy first registered in 2021 is combined here — 3 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2021 Ford Galaxy compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 7.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 81.4%. The median 2021 Ford Galaxy in this dataset had covered 42,200 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 95% of tests, with a 83.7% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 85.8% of the time, April–September 82.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp not working on dipped beam", noted on 3.79% of tests.
- 3,349 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.1% overall pass rate, 81.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ford Galaxy, the average is 76.8% — best year 2023 (91.9%), worst 2004 (66.2%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 3,349
- Typical mileage (median)
- 42,200 mi
- Make and model
- Ford Galaxy
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Galaxy MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 73% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (95% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Galaxy
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 848 | 84.4% |
| North West | 424 | 81.4% |
| East of England | 366 | 84.2% |
| West Midlands | 319 | 85.9% |
| Scotland | 269 | 79.9% |
| South West | 263 | 86.7% |
| Yorkshire | 254 | 85.0% |
| East Midlands | 195 | 84.1% |
| London | 163 | 90.8% |
| Wales | 138 | 84.8% |
| North East | 108 | 79.6% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2021 Galaxy
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2021 Galaxy
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 3.8% of tests
“headlamp not working on dipped beam”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the brakes 2.8% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the tyre tread 2.2% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2021 Galaxy through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £21–£58 — and 52% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £21–£58
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 52%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 3,349 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Galaxy, side by side
24 model years on record, from 2000 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 66.2% to 91.9% — a spread of 25.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 68.8% component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 68.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 68.8% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2003 68.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 66.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2005 67.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 68.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 70.5% position lamp with a multiple…
- 2008 71.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 72.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 73.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 73.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 73.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 74.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 74.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 78.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 86.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 86.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 87.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 86.6% headlamp not working on dipped…
- 2020 87.6% headlamp not working on dipped…
- 2021 84.1%headlamp not working on dipped…
- 2022 88.3% headlamp not working on dipped…
- 2023 91.9% headlamp not working on dipped…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2021 Ford Galaxy with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2021 cars with a similar record
- Vauxhall Combo 84.0%
- Citroen C4 Sense + 84.8%
- Mercedes-Benz Vito 85.2%
- Mercedes-Benz Citan 82.9%
- Tesla Model 3 Performance 85.3%
- Toyota Hilux 85.6%
Closest pass rates among 2021 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2021 Ford Galaxy 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 3,120 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 1,031 | 32.90% | 19.76% | +13.14 |
| Brakes | 758 | 24.20% | 20.89% | +3.31 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 541 | 17.20% | 12.21% | +4.99 |
| Non-component advisories | 196 | 6.20% | 4.18% | +2.02 |
| Visibility | 159 | 5.10% | 4.97% | +0.13 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 130 | 4.10% | 1.76% | +2.34 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 110 | 3.50% | 5.52% | −2.02 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 93 | 3.00% | 0.82% | +2.18 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 65 | 2.10% | 5.57% | −3.47 |
| Suspension | 37 | 1.20% | 20.98% | −19.78 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.8% | £5–25 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.4% | £5–25 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 2.2% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim not tested unable to be tested Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £30–80 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.5% | £3–12 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.4% | £8–22 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.3% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.3% | £5–20 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 17.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 11.6% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 4.2% | £45–110 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 3.4% | £20–80 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.8% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 2.7% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1,027 | 89.0% | 19,852 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,420 | 81.5% | 43,956 mi |
| 60-90k | 812 | 82.4% | 72,460 mi |
| 90-120k | 68 | 83.8% | 99,664 mi |
| 120k+ | 20 | 100.0% | 158,290 mi |
Source: 3,349 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2021 Galaxy MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Ford Galaxy?
84.1% of the 3,349 2021 Ford Galaxy tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 81.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Ford Galaxy?
The three most recorded items are headlamp not working on dipped beam (3.79%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (2.84%), headlamp not working on dipped beam (2.39%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2021 Ford Galaxy MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 89.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Ford Galaxy in this dataset had covered 42,200 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2021 Ford Galaxy?
Diesel: 83.7% pass rate across 3,197 tests. Petrol: 92.0% pass rate across 100 tests. Hybrid: 94.2% pass rate across 52 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2021 Ford Galaxy MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 85.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 82.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.