Ford Galaxy in the Netherlands: does it fail inspections more than average?

In the Netherlands, 61.8% of 3,448 APK periodic inspections of the Ford Galaxy in 2024 found a fault that fails the inspection, 11.0 points above the 50.8% average for all cars inspected there. Inspection rules differ from the UK MOT, so the comparison is with the Netherlands' own average only.

Ford Galaxy in the Netherlands, 2024 periodic inspections
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Inspections
Failed the inspection	61.8	%	50.8% all cars in the Netherlands	2024	3448
Defects per inspection	1.61	per inspection	as recorded	2024	3448

Ford Galaxy MOT results in the UK · Check a Ford Galaxy by registration · Download the outside-source table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · licences and full notice.

How does the Ford Galaxy do in each country it is inspected in?

Each row sets the Ford Galaxy against that country's own average; the rules and the car fleets differ between countries, so rows are not compared with each other directly.

Ford Galaxy: share failing the periodic inspection against each country's average (2024)
Country	Ford Galaxy failed, %	Country average, %	Position	Inspections
Norway	42.4	33.7	8.7 points above	2,892
Finland	39.0	26.3	12.7 points above	1,309
The Netherlands	61.8	50.8	11.0 points above	3,448

Source: Statens vegvesen (CC BY 4.0); Traficom (CC BY 4.0); RDW open data (not an RDW endorsement) (CC0), adapted · Window: 2024 · n = 7,649 (inspections) · Method: models matched by make and model name, a Vauxhall as the Opel of the same name; samples below 500 inspections are not published · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV · licences and full notice

Which faults do Dutch inspectors record most on the Ford Galaxy?

The most frequent RDW fault code on the Ford Galaxy in 2024 is 205, tyre tread depth insufficient, recorded 583 times. APK rules differ from the MOT, so some of these would not fail a UK test. English wording is our translation; RDW's Dutch original is shown alongside.

Ford Galaxy: most frequent RDW APK fault codes, 2024 (English: our translation)
Code	Fault (English)	RDW original (Dutch)	Times recorded
205	Tyre tread depth insufficient	Band onvoldoende profiel	583
210	Tyre pressure not at the correct value	Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde	579

Source: RDW open data, Geconstateerde Gebreken (CC0; not an RDW endorsement) · Window: 2024 · n = 3,448 (inspections) · Method: fault codes counted per model over periodic APK inspections · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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MOT Risk Index (2026). Ford Galaxy periodic inspection results in the Netherlands, 2024 (source: RDW open data (not an RDW endorsement), CC0, adapted; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/ford-galaxy/abroad/netherlands/

Original data: RDW open data (not an RDW endorsement). How the matching works: methodology.

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