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Ford MONDEO - 2018

108.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford MONDEO, model year 2018. Sample size: 7,271 cars, 15,751 tests and 17,068 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 7,271 cars

The 2018 Ford Mondeo has a defect rate of 108 per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the average of 120 per 100 for its year, representing a 9.7% improvement. While the Mondeo experiences higher defect rates in the higher mileage segments, with issues increasing from 206 defects per 100 vehicles at lower mileages to 257 at over 124,000 miles, it still performs better than average overall. The model excels particularly in steering, visibility, and body structure, showing significantly fewer defects in these areas compared to the yearly averages. No standout negative categories were identified for this model.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 7,271 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 5.7% better
64.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 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
▲ 92.0% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
Visibility
▲ 24.5% better
10.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 1.7% better
17.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 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
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • 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
▲ 10.4% better
113.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 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
▲ 80.4% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • 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
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 9.1% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 0.0% better
7.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 307 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: 5,372
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,289
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,568
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 917
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 597
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 556
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 446
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: 419
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 411
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 368

Serious faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 556
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 368
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 367
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 192
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 178
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: 84
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 82
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 81
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 59
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 56