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Ford MONDEO - 2014

234.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford MONDEO, model year 2014. Sample size: 11,878 cars, 27,127 tests and 63,626 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 11,878 cars

The 2014 Ford Mondeo has a higher overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 235 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 21% more than the yearly average of 194 defects. Notably, this model shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, with the highest rate occurring in vehicles with over 124,000 miles. It stands out negatively in areas such as Lights & Electrics, Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, and Body/Structure, where it exceeds the average defect rates by notable margins. This suggests that while the Mondeo may perform well in some aspects, it faces challenges in key categories that are important for reliability.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 11,878 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 7.1% worse
99.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 9.2% worse
13.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 15.7% better
14.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 31.9% worse
52.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 26.6% worse
251.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 43.6% worse
22.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 20.0% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 21.0% better
12.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 369 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,528
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,950
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,755
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,793
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,464
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,039
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,766
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,219
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,238
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,135

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,238
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,070
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 775
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 759
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 657
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 640
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 438
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 391
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 352
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 344