Ford Mondeo MOT pass rate and common failures

65% of Ford Mondeo MOTs passed first time, below the 67% for all cars at the same ages.

65%passed first time (cars its age: 67%)
2.0mFord Mondeo MOTs counted since May 2018
6,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Ford Mondeos against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Mondeo	All cars	MOTs
2020	84%	86%	9k
2019	84%	85%	22k
2018	84%	84%	43k
2017	84%	83%	80k
2016	83%	80%	132k
2015	80%	78%	152k
2014	73%	74%	101k
2013	70%	71%	113k
2012	68%	68%	144k
2011	66%	65%	124k
2010	62%	63%	160k
2009	60%	61%	166k
2008	58%	59%	172k
2007	54%	58%	151k
2006	53%	56%	102k
2005	52%	55%	93k
2004	51%	54%	65k
2003	51%	55%	41k
2002	52%	55%	32k
2001	52%	57%	27k
2000	51%	59%	11k
1999	51%	61%	6k

Compare two years of the Mondeo, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Ford Mondeo MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.83.7
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.93.0
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 2.02.9
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively wornOther cars its age: 1.42.5
Tyre has ply or cords exposedOther cars its age: 1.42.4
Stop lamp (brake light) not workingOther cars its age: 2.62.3
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.42.2
Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 2.92.1

Out of every 100 Ford Mondeo MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Suspension arm corrodedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 1.13.1
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limitFail. Other cars its age: 0.41.2
Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movementAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.21.1
Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakenedFail. Other cars its age: 0.10.6
Hydraulic brake calliper leakingFail. Other cars its age: 0.10.3
Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detachedFail. Other cars its age: 0.10.2

Out of every 100 Ford Mondeo MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 9,500 at 3 years old, 2,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Ford Mondeos in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Ford Mondeo's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.