2018 Ford Mondeo: MOT pass rate and reliability

87.7% of 2018 Ford Mondeos pass the MOT first time, measured across 7,079 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 74,100 miles.

How the 2018 compares

  • Against all Ford Mondeos (72.7%, 193,063 tests): +15 points
  • Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): +1.8 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Ford Mondeo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2018 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Ford Mondeo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1998 65.5% 238 105,202
1999 65.3% 369 103,078
2000 62.8% 662 104,215
2001 62.2% 1,480 113,690
2002 63% 1,707 114,064
2003 61.7% 2,218 116,149
2004 60.7% 3,753 120,590
2005 61.6% 5,803 122,433
2006 62.9% 6,988 122,894
2007 62.6% 11,100 131,397
2008 63.2% 14,263 138,006
2009 65.7% 15,240 133,853
2010 67.6% 15,669 130,798
2011 70% 13,196 130,511
2012 70.9% 15,804 125,012
2013 72% 12,717 124,802
2014 74.6% 11,748 117,710
2015 82% 17,504 100,777
2016 84.6% 16,234 92,800
2017 86.7% 11,054 83,628
2018 87.7% 7,079 74,100
2019 87.7% 4,494 62,144
2020 86.8% 2,091 49,845
2021 87.2% 972 40,954

What this means if you are buying a 2018 Mondeo

The 2018 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 15 points more often than the Ford Mondeo average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What an 8-year-old car fails on

A 2018 car is 8 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2018 Ford Mondeo the average at test was 74,100 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2018 is the strongest year on record for this model at 87.7%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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