Ford Mondeo MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 72.4% of 216,645 MOT tests on the Ford Mondeo ended in a pass, 4.1 points below the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 82.9% against 82.0%, ranking 69th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Ford Mondeo MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 21,767 tests | 87.3% | 29,000 · 19k to 47k |
| 33,837 tests | 86.5% | 41,000 · 27k to 61k |
| 46,263 tests | 87.8% | 53,000 · 35k to 77k |
| 58,662 tests | 87.3% | 61,000 · 43k to 85k |
| 613,985 tests | 86.4% | 71,000 · 51k to 99k |
| 717,604 tests | 84.7% | 81,000 · 59k to 111k |
| 813,692 tests | 80.6% | 93,000 · 69k to 123k |
| 913,490 tests | 74.6% | 107,000 · 81k to 139k |
| 1014,828 tests | 72.4% | 111,000 · 85k to 141k |
| 1115,106 tests | 71.3% | 117,000 · 91k to 149k |
| 1217,032 tests | 69.4% | 121,000 · 95k to 151k |
| 1318,091 tests | 67.3% | 125,000 · 99k to 153k |
| 1417,751 tests | 65.7% | 131,000 · 105k to 161k |
| 1516,393 tests | 63.7% | 131,000 · 103k to 161k |
| 1611,243 tests | 61.3% | 123,000 · 95k to 153k |
| 178,279 tests | 61.2% | 119,000 · 91k to 147k |
| 186,406 tests | 60.7% | 119,000 · 91k to 149k |
| 193,968 tests | 58.6% | 113,000 · 87k to 145k |
| 202,644 tests | 59.4% | 109,000 · 85k to 137k |
| 212,107 tests | 61.3% | 111,000 · 85k to 139k |
| 221,404 tests | 60.3% | 105,000 · 79k to 139k |
| 23690 tests | 59.7% | 99,000 · 73k to 129k |
| 24423 tests | 60.8% | 99,000 · 75k to 129k |
| 25270 tests | 63.3% | 91,000 · 65k to 125k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Ford Mondeo. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Mondeo
The parts that come up most often in Ford Mondeo MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
Check a specific Mondeo
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Ford models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Ford models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.