Used car guide
2021 Ford Mondeo: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Diesel
82% pass first time (all 2021 cars: 87%)
Stands out: brake pads 2.4×, engine warning light 6.3×
1,287 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid
84% pass first time (all 2021 cars: 87%)
Stands out: wipers 1.9×, number plates 4×
1,108 MOTsSee the hybrid guide ›
Petrol versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Ford Mondeo compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2022 | 605 | Tyres 21% |
| 2020 | 6,827 | Tyres 28% |
| 2019 | 13,346 | Tyres 28% |
| 2018 | 21,164 | Tyres 29% |
| 2017 | 32,762 | Tyres 30% |
| 2016 | 48,422 | Tyres 31% |
| 2015 | 52,157 | Tyres 32% |
| 2014 | 34,760 | Tyres 36% |
| 2013 | 37,828 | Suspension 39% |
| 2012 | 47,082 | Suspension 44% |
| 2011 | 39,456 | Suspension 44% |
| 2010 | 46,859 | Suspension 49% |
| 2009 | 45,665 | Suspension 52% |
| 2008 | 43,196 | Suspension 55% |
| 2007 | 33,806 | Suspension 53% |
| 2006 | 21,318 | Brakes 53% |
| 2005 | 17,865 | Brakes 53% |
| 2004 | 11,499 | Brakes 54% |
| 2003 | 6,833 | Brakes 53% |
| 2002 | 5,289 | Brakes 51% |
| 2001 | 4,545 | Brakes 50% |
| 2000 | 2,082 | Suspension 48% |
| 1999 | 1,200 | Suspension 50% |
| 1998 | 727 | Suspension 51% |
| 1997 | 525 | Suspension 45% |
| 1996 | 534 | Suspension 44% |
| 1995 | 347 | Suspension 51% |
| 1994 | 252 | Suspension 54% |
| 1993 | 225 | Suspension 48% |