67.2%
Ford Mondeo
Ford Mondeo MOT pass rate and common problems
The Ford Mondeo passed 67.2% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 5.1 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Mondeo compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
68.8%
Ford average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Mondeo runs 1.7 points behind the Ford average. It is 18th of the 27 Ford models in the data. The average Mondeo arrived at its test 13 years old with 116,487 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Mondeo MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Ford Mondeo cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 85.1% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 59.7%, a drop of 25.4 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 6,424 | 85.1% | 12.8 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 57,906 | 78.9% | 6.6 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 107,390 | 59.7% | 12.6 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Mondeo failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Ford Mondeo cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 46.1% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Mondeo MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Ford Mondeo cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 33.9% of everything testers recorded against failed Ford Mondeo cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Mondeo
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect, registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps and stop lamp not working. 12.5% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has ply or cords exposed. 8.5% of failure items.
3
Suspension
Recorded most often: pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn and suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened. 6.9% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 3.7% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Mondeo has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Ford Mondeo buying guide.
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Ford Mondeo MOT FAQs
What is the Ford Mondeo MOT pass rate?
67.2% of Ford Mondeo cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 172,058 tests. That is 5.1 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 399th of 575 models.
What does a Ford Mondeo most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Ford Mondeo cars failing their 2025 MOT was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, on 4.9% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (4.8%) and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (4.6%).
Which area causes the most Ford Mondeo MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 25.7%, followed by suspension at 20.5%.
Do older Ford Mondeo cars fail their MOT more often?
Ford Mondeo cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 85.1% of MOT tests in 2025, against 59.7% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Ford Mondeo has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Ford Mondeo that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Ford Mondeo's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.