Does the Ford Galaxy fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Ford Galaxy records 14.95 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 12.89 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.06, 95% interval +1.95 to +2.17). It ranks 222 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Ford Galaxy by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Galaxy is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 15,813 times in 2019–2024.

Ford Galaxy: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	15,813	3.59
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	7,234	1.64
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	6,752	1.53
Parking brake inoperative on one side	4,808	1.09
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	3,535	0.80

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 440,136 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Ford Galaxy gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

13.8% of Ford Galaxy MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,762 miles later (83,991 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 83,991 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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