Used car guide
2003 Ford Galaxy: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Petrol
51% pass first time (all 2003 cars: 57%)
Stands out: steering rack 7.1×, ball joint dust cover 2.9×, rust around suspension or steering mountings 2.3×
500 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
50% pass first time (all 2003 cars: 57%)
Stands out: rust around suspension or steering mountings 3×, rigid brake pipes 1.7×, drive shaft (cv) joints 2.7×
1,753 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Ford Galaxy compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2024 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2023 | 295 | Lights and electrics 12% |
| 2022 | 1,348 | Tyres 25% |
| 2021 | 2,846 | Tyres 27% |
| 2020 | 4,931 | Tyres 27% |
| 2019 | 7,881 | Tyres 26% |
| 2018 | 10,703 | Tyres 28% |
| 2017 | 15,775 | Tyres 30% |
| 2016 | 14,510 | Tyres 31% |
| 2015 | 7,831 | Tyres 36% |
| 2014 | 13,378 | Lights and electrics 38% |
| 2013 | 12,058 | Suspension 39% |
| 2012 | 13,514 | Suspension 45% |
| 2011 | 13,334 | Suspension 46% |
| 2010 | 12,783 | Suspension 48% |
| 2009 | 11,655 | Suspension 52% |
| 2008 | 10,514 | Suspension 57% |
| 2007 | 9,997 | Suspension 61% |
| 2006 | 5,354 | Suspension 62% |
| 2005 | 4,374 | Suspension 64% |
| 2004 | 2,681 | Suspension 64% |
| 2002 | 1,085 | Suspension 59% |
| 2001 | 703 | Suspension 57% |
| 2000 | 216 | Suspension 65% |
| 1999 | 186 | Suspension 59% |
| 1998 | 166 | Suspension 61% |
| 1997 | 121 | Suspension 52% |
| 1996 | – | Too few tests |
| 1995 | – | Too few tests |