Model Reports 3 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Ford Mondeo 2000: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 57 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2000 Ford Mondeo were passes.

Summary

With 510 first tests, there are too few to say whether the 2000 Ford Mondeo differs from the model years either side. Treat the faults below as a checklist.

At a glance

How 510 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
57 in every 100
Did not pass first time
43 in every 100217 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
25 yearsabout 98,073 miles
First tests counted
510

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail.

Suspension arm pins and bushes (front)

Noted on 30 first tests3.6 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Rigid brake pipes (front)

Noted on 36 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
57in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
5in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
38in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 57.5% of 510 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 62.4%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 5 fixed and the 38 not fixed make the 43 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

40608010020002005201020152020Newer cars
406080100200020102020Newer cars

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb. A year earlier (2024), when these cars were a year younger, 56 in every 100 passed first time.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
199959 in every 100306
2000 This car57 in every 100510
200157 in every 1001,078
200255 in every 1001,230
200355 in every 1001,585
200455 in every 1002,718
200555 in every 1004,306
200656 in every 1005,209
200754 in every 1008,021
200855 in every 10010,601
200957 in every 10011,969
201058 in every 10012,696
201162 in every 10011,464
201264 in every 10014,056
201365 in every 10011,442
201467 in every 10010,556
201576 in every 10016,373
201680 in every 10015,241
201782 in every 10010,343
201883 in every 1006,594
201984 in every 1004,107
202085 in every 1002,109
202184 in every 1001,063
202286 in every 100456

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

With 510 first tests, there are too few to say whether the 2000 Ford Mondeo differs from the model years either side. Treat the faults below as a checklist. In 2025, 57.5% of 510 first MOTs on the 2000 Ford Mondeo passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 62.4%. Among 217 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), we highlight MOT failure patterns that show up more often than on cars of a similar age and mileage when the sample is large enough to trust. There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2000 Ford Mondeo (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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