Ford Galaxy fuel consumption
Of all Ford Galaxy modifications produced from 1995 to 2020 real fuel consumption according to user ratings is approximately 16% higher compared to advertised consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 15% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 18% higher. Starting from 1995 Ford Galaxy average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was similar to average, at 2001 it was slightly above industry average, at 2005 difference became similar to average and finally at 2011 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became significantly higher than average. It should be noted that the gap between advertised and actual fuel economy changed quite significantly across the entire automotive industry during this period. For more details, see the table below.
Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values
| Year | Gasoline cars | Diesel cars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All carmakers | Ford Galaxy | All carmakers | Ford Galaxy | |
| 1995 | +5% | - | +2% | +3% |
| Show all years | ||||
| 1996 | +4% | - | +2% | +3% |
| 1997 | +3% | insignificant | +3% | +7% |
| 1998 | +3% | insignificant | +4% | +7% |
| 1999 | +3% | insignificant | +5% | +7% |
| 2000 | +4% | +5% | +5% | +8% |
| 2001 | +5% | +10% | +6% | +8% |
| 2002 | +6% | +10% | +7% | +8% |
| 2003 | +6% | +9% | +8% | +10% |
| 2004 | +7% | +9% | +9% | +11% |
| 2005 | +8% | +9% | +10% | +13% |
| 2006 | +9% | +9% | +11% | +13% |
| 2007 | +11% | +9% | +12% | +15% |
| 2008 | +12% | +9% | +13% | +15% |
| 2009 | +14% | +9% | +14% | +15% |
| 2010 | +16% | +21% | +16% | +23% |
| 2011 | +19% | +27% | +19% | +26% |
| 2012 | +21% | +27% | +23% | +26% |
| 2013 | +23% | +27% | +27% | +26% |
| 2014 | +26% | +27% | +30% | +26% |
| 2015 | +27% | +31% | +33% | +34% |
| 2016 | +28% | +35% | +36% | +41% |
| 2017 | +28% | +35% | +38% | +41% |
| 2018 | +28% | +35% | +39% | +41% |
| 2019 | +28% | +35% | +37% | +41% |
| 2020 | +27% | +35% | +36% | +41% |
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For detailed fuel economy data, including advertised versus real-world fuel consumption and consumption differences between different engines and transmissions.
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User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.