Ford MONDEO - 1999
396.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 1999 is 349.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford MONDEO, model year 1999.
Sample size: 391 cars, 827 tests and 3,278 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 391 cars
The 1999 Ford Mondeo has an overall defect rate of 396 per 100 vehicles, which is 15% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Mondeo shows a significant increase in defects related to brakes and wheels, with rates of 204 and 334 per 100, respectively, indicating performance concerns in these areas compared to the averages. On the positive side, the model excels in steering and other categories, with defect rates significantly lower than the average. Mileage trends reveal a higher defect rate in lower mileage categories, particularly in the first segment, indicating potential issues arise as usage increases.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 391 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 33.2% worse
204.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 153.4 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 38.2% better
16.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.9 / 100 tests
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 0.0% better
26.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.6 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▼ 3.4% worse
75.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 73.0 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 25.3% worse
334.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.9 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 11.5% better
67.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 76.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 32.3% worse
25.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 24.2% better
42.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 56.5 / 100 tests
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 351
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 347
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 214
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 143
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 137
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 127
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 124
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 104
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 95
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 82
Serious faults (Top 10)
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 21
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 17