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

The Ford Galaxy records 11.87 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.23 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.64, 95% interval +2.54 to +2.74). It ranks 85 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Galaxy is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 22,427 times in 2019–2024.

Ford Galaxy: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	22,427	5.10
A tyre cords visible or damaged	14,096	3.20
A tyre seriously damaged	10,886	2.47
Tyre obviously under inflated	1,194	0.27
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	1,025	0.23

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 tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

11.0% of Ford Galaxy MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,322 miles later (92,612 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 92,612 (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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