Ford MONDEO - 2016
132.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford MONDEO, model year 2016.
Sample size: 16,778 cars, 35,416 tests and 47,033 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 16,778 cars
The 2016 Ford Mondeo shows an overall defect rate of 133 per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the yearly average of 151 defects per 100 vehicles, representing a 12% improvement. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase with distance driven, particularly in the highest mileage category (over 124,000 miles) where the Mondeo has 276 defects per 100 vehicles, slightly better than the average for that range. Notably, the Mondeo excels in steering and body/structure defects, with rates significantly lower than average, at 0.71% and 2.39% respectively. Overall, this model demonstrates a better-than-average reliability profile, particularly in crucial areas affecting safety and structural integrity.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 16,778 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 9.0% better
71.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 91.4% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 18.7% better
12.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 12.2% worse
28.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 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
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 12.8% better
139.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 73.6% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 9.1% better
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 23.9% better
8.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,836
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,746
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,911
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,081
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,663
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: 1,927
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,310
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,181
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,112
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 862
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,112
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 862
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 770
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 510
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 510
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 420
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 338
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: 290
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 285
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 281