Ford Galaxy 1997

Cars aged 28 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
38.0% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 28 years – 36.5%

n = 5,060 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
366,962 km
Percentiles · cars aged 28
p10 264k
p25 308k
p50 367k
p75 424k
p90 460k
Ford Galaxy 1997: mileage distribution
Chart data: Ford Galaxy 1997: mileage distribution
km
p10264,152 km
p25307,781 km
p50366,962 km
p75424,356 km
p90459,618 km

Is the mileage normal?

Enter the mileage from the ad – we show where it falls among identical cars.

Inspection verdicts

Galaxy 1997, n = 5,060
Ford Galaxy 1997: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Ford Galaxy 1997: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects11.4%
Minor defects26.6%
Major defects56.6%
Dangerous defects5.4%
Odometer inconsistencies
4.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.60%
53.5% over the limit · n = 1,118
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.11 m⁻¹
37.7% over the limit · n = 3,574

What these numbers say

38.0% of 1997 Ford Galaxy cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,060), against an average of 36.5% for all 28-year-old M1 cars.

At 28 years old, a typical one now shows 366,962 km on the odometer; half of them read between 307,781 km and 424,356 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 66 cars, 4.7% of those assessed.

The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.11 m⁻¹; 37.7% of measurements exceed the limit.

Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate