Car statistics by year

2020 Ford Galaxy

Ford Galaxy cars first registered in 2020: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2020, so like is set against like.

A year of the Ford Galaxy. “2020” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
1,668 MOT tests of 2020 Ford Galaxy cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 81.8% All 2020 cars 86.9%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 42,500 miles; all 2020 cars 36,000
  • Left at the end of 2025 1,563 97.4% of the 1,605 at the end of 2020
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 5.3% All 2020 cars 4.7%
  • Tests with an advisory 38.1% All 2020 cars 38.2%
  • MOT tests in 2025 1,668 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2020 Ford Galaxys do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 5 years old, 81.8% of 2020 Ford Galaxy MOT tests were passed first time, against 86.9% for all cars first registered in 2020. 2020 Ford Galaxys did worse than average for their age, by 5.1 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 82.0% of the time (all 2020 cars 88.0%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Ford Galaxy vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Ford Galaxy bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Ford Galaxy compared with all cars
First registered Ford GalaxyAll cars
’11 54.8%61.5%
’12 57.5%63.6%
’13 57.6%66.0%
’14 57.1%69.1%
’15 62.8%72.6%
’16 77.2%75.6%
’17 78.6%79.1%
’18 79.5%81.8%
’19 77.7%84.4%
’20 81.8%86.9%
’21 76.6%88.4%
’22 82.1%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2020 Ford Galaxy

Headlamp: not working on dipped beam was the most common single reason a 2020 Ford Galaxy failed, on 22.8% of about 300 failed tests. By area of the car, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment failed most often (39.6% of failed tests; all 2020 cars 18.1%). 5.3% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 4.7% for all cars first registered in 2020. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2020 Ford Galaxy tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 22.8%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 11.9%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 11.2%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks 9.9%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 9.9%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 9.6%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 6.3%
Headlamp aim not tested: unable to be tested Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 5.6%
Side repeaters: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.6%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.3%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Ford Galaxy vs all 2020 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2020 Ford Galaxy MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2020 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 39.6%
Tyres 29.0%
Visibility 17.2%
Brakes 14.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks 11.2%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 6.6%
Suspension 3.0%
Body, chassis, structure 2.3%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2020 Ford Galaxy

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 38.1% of 2020 Ford Galaxy tests had at least one (all 2020 cars 38.2%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2020 Ford Galaxy tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 20.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 14.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 4.0%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 3.4%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 2.6%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 2.6%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 2.0%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Identification of the vehicle 1.5%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 1.4%
Individual direction indicators: slightly discoloured Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 1.1%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2020 Ford Galaxy?

Half of the 2020 Ford Galaxys tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 42,500 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 28,700 and a quarter more than 61,800. For all cars first registered in 2020, the middle figure was 36,000 miles, so 2020 Ford Galaxys have been driven 18.1% further than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2020 Ford Galaxy and all 2020 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2020 Ford Galaxy 19,500 28,700 42,500 61,800 81,800 1,520
All 2020 cars 17,200 25,300 36,000 49,000 63,900 1,452,206
miles

Half of the 2020 Ford Galaxys tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 42,500 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2020 Ford Galaxys are left?

At the end of 2020, 1,605 2020 Ford Galaxys were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 1,563 were: 1,550 licensed and 13 declared off the road (SORN). That is 97.4% still on the record, against 96.9% for all cars first registered in 2020.

Share still on the record since 2020

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2020. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2020 Ford Galaxys on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2020, compared with all 2020 cars
Year end 2020 Ford GalaxyAll 2020 cars
2020 100.0%100.0%
2021 100.7%99.4%
2022 99.9%98.4%
2023 97.5%95.6%
2024 95.1%96.7%
2025 97.4%96.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2020

3 of the Ford Galaxy’s 30 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2020. 3 have no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2020 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2020 may have been built in 2019, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Ford Galaxy recalls whose build dates include 2020
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
19 Dec 2024 X-Car Powertain Control Module (PCM) Software Update 9 Feb 2018 to 15 Mar 2019, 20 Mar 2019 to 27 May 2021 and 28 May 2021 to 28 Jul 2021, and 2 other periods 6,592
23 Jun 2022 A number of vehicles fitted with adaptive headlamps will not display a warning message 9 Nov 2018 to 25 Apr 2022 2,260 (all models)
22 Feb 2021 The rear suspension toe link could corrode over time leading to reduced material and load capacity and finally breakage of the bolt 20 Jan 2015 to 18 Feb 2020 39,441 (all models)

Every Ford Galaxy recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Ford Galaxy

19 years of the Ford Galaxy, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2016 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (77.2% passed first time) and the 2014 cars worst (57.1%).

Ford Galaxys by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2004 1,215 49.2% 57.9%
2005 1,552 51.5% 57.7%
2006 1,539 51.0% 56.9%
2007 2,806 54.0% 57.3%
2008 3,063 54.4% 57.0%
2009 3,515 54.6% 58.2%
2010 3,869 55.5% 59.3%
2011 4,339 54.8% 61.5%
2012 4,401 57.5% 63.6%
2013 3,823 57.6% 66.0%
2014 5,900 4,202 57.1% 69.1%
2015 3,348 2,374 62.8% 72.6%
2016 4,911 4,320 77.2% 75.6%
2017 5,179 4,775 78.6% 79.1%
2018 3,153 2,857 79.5% 81.8%
2019 2,488 2,324 77.7% 84.4%
2020 1,605 1,563 81.8% 86.9%
2021 1,273 1,176 76.6% 88.4%
2022 1,199 1,103 82.1% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 1,668 MOT tests of 2020 Ford Galaxy cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 1,563 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Ford Galaxy cars first registered in 2020; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2020.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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