Ford Mondeo: reliability by registration year
2000-2021 · 22 registration years · 163,271 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Mondeo registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,063 | 84.3% | 88.0% | |
| 2020 | 2,109 | 85.5% | 88.3% | Tyre condition (front) 19.6% |
| 2019 | 4,107 | 84.2% | 87.0% | Tyre condition (front) 16.8% |
| 2018 | 6,594 | 83.3% | 86.5% | Tyre condition (front) 15.1% |
| 2017 | 10,343 | 82.3% | 85.7% | Brake pads (rear) 13.1% |
| 2016 | 15,241 | 80.4% | 83.9% | Tyre pressure monitoring system 15.8% |
| 2015 | 16,373 | 76.0% | 80.9% | Tyre pressure monitoring system 24.2% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2015 Mondeo: Tyre pressure monitoring system (24.2%) · Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (17.5%) · Brake pads (rear) (9.9%) | ||||
| 2014 | 10,556 | 67.2% | 73.7% | Headlight aim 12.8% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2014 Mondeo: Headlight aim (12.8%) · Tyre condition (rear) (9.7%) · Suspension arm pins and bushes (rear) (9.1%) | ||||
| 2013 | 11,442 | 65.2% | 71.3% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (rear) 10.6% |
| 2012 | 14,056 | 63.8% | 70.0% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (rear) 10.4% |
| 2011 | 11,464 | 62.3% | 69.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 11.3% |
| 2010 | 12,696 | 57.7% | 66.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 13.6% |
| 2009 | 11,969 | 57.2% | 65.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 11.9% |
| 2008 | 10,601 | 54.6% | 62.6% | Suspension arm (rear) 14.9% |
| 2007 | 8,021 | 54.0% | 62.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 12.6% |
| 2006 | 5,209 | 55.5% | 63.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 11.7% |
| 2005 | 4,306 | 54.8% | 61.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 10.8% |
| 2004 | 2,718 | 54.8% | 60.9% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 16.5% |
| 2003 | 1,585 | 54.9% | 60.9% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 17.0% |
| 2002 | 1,230 | 54.8% | 61.5% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 15.5% |
| 2001 | 1,078 | 57.1% | 63.7% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 18.6% |
| 2000 | 510 | 57.5% | 62.4% | |