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Ford MONDEO - 2017

121.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford MONDEO, model year 2017. Sample size: 11,315 cars, 23,563 tests and 28,558 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 11,315 cars

The 2017 Ford Mondeo shows a slightly lower overall defect rate at 121 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 134 defects per 100 vehicles, indicating a 9.4% improvement. The model particularly excels in steering, visibility, and body/structure defects, all showing significantly lower rates than the average. However, it struggles with lights and electrics, where it has a higher defect rate than the average. Mileage trends suggest that as mileage increases, defect rates also rise, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where the Mondeo exceeds the average defect rate.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 11,315 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 1.7% better
71.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 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
▲ 89.3% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
Visibility
▲ 20.7% better
11.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing 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
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 17.6% worse
24.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 13.5% better
123.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • 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
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 82.9% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 18.5% better
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 12.2% better
7.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • 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
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 318 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: 7,972
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,460
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,644
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,632
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,433
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: 1,069
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 782
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 776
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 716
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 588

Serious faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 782
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 588
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 519
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 292
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 243
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 230
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: 177
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 160
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 157
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 141