2021 Ford Galaxy MOT pass rate: 80.7% (2,577 tests)

2021-registered Ford Galaxys passed 80.7% of 2,577 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 9.7 points worse than same-age cars (90.4%). This is one of the lower-scoring Galaxy years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

80.7%Pass rate, 2021 cars

90.3Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

2,577Tests analysed

43,093 miMedian mileage at test

Is the 2021 Galaxy getting worse?

Pass rate of 2021-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2024	79.2% -11.5 vs same-age
2025	82.2% -8.0 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2021 Galaxy

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	265	30.1%
2	Tyres	244	27.8%
3	Brakes	143	16.3%
4	Visibility	60	6.8%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	57	6.5%
6	Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	56	6.4%

All Galaxy years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2003	2,212	57.9%	-7.0 pts	139,004
2004	2,643	54.4%	-9.8 pts	139,112
2005	4,299	56.1%	-8.4 pts	137,301
2006	5,282	58.1%	-6.3 pts	143,590
2007	9,892	60.9%	-4.2 pts	144,626
2008	10,420	62.6%	-2.5 pts	139,010
2009	11,571	64.3%	-2.1 pts	132,387
2010	12,674	65.2%	-2.2 pts	126,500
2011	13,242	64.4%	-4.8 pts	119,862
2012	13,420	65.3%	-6.0 pts	114,636
2013	11,954	67.1%	-6.3 pts	111,069
2014	13,303	66.7%	-9.2 pts	101,986
2015	7,785	73.1%	-5.7 pts	103,664
2016	14,423	84.1%	+2.7 pts	84,989
2017	15,681	84.5%	+0.5 pts	73,678
2018	10,615	85.8%	-0.6 pts	72,822
2019	7,775	84.5%	-3.9 pts	51,831
2020	4,684	85.8%	-4.1 pts	32,725
2021 (this page)	2,577	80.7%	-9.7 pts	43,093

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Ford Galaxy years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2021 Ford Galaxy reliable?

2021-registered examples passed 80.7% of their MOT tests (2,577 tests, 2023–2025), -9.7 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 5 years old with a median 43,093 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2021 Galaxy?

The median tested example shows 43,093 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.