Ford Mondeo 2004: MOT failure rate for its age

48.9% of 49,283 MOT tests of the Ford Mondeo first registered in 2004 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.4 (95% CI 101.1–103.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Ford Mondeo built in 2004 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	48.9	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	49283
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.1–103.7)	102.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	49283
Rank among this model's 23 build years	16	of 23	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	49283
Tested in 2024	3746	tests	median 116,105 miles	2024	3746

Built 2004 against Ford Mondeo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 15: 50.9% vs 50.3%; age 16: 48.9% vs 47.5%; age 17: 49.5% vs 47.3%; age 18: 47.1% vs 45.7%; age 19: 46.6% vs 45.8%; age 20: 45.6% vs 45%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2004 Ford Mondeo by registration · All Ford Mondeo MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2004 Ford Mondeo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Ford Mondeo built 2004: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
15	15,407	50.9	50.1–51.7	50.3	101.2
16	10,691	48.9	48–49.8	47.5	102.9
17	8,292	49.5	48.4–50.6	47.3	104.6
18	6,280	47.1	45.8–48.3	45.7	103.1
19	4,867	46.6	45.2–48	45.8	101.6
20	3,746	45.6	44.1–47.2	45	101.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 49,283 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2004 Ford Mondeo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2004 is brakes: 45.9 items per 100 first tests, against 17.3 across all build years of the Ford Mondeo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Mondeo built 2004 against the Ford Mondeo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2004, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	45.9	17.3	22,598
Suspension	43.4	20.6	21,412
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	34.3	23.3	16,914
Body, chassis, structure	15.7	7.1	7,720
Noise, emissions and leaks	14.4	5.7	7,109

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 49,283 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2004 compare with the years around it?

Among the 23 published build years of the Ford Mondeo, 2004 ranks 16 (1 = fails least for its age). 2003: index 101.4. 2005: index 102.0.

Ford Mondeo build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	99.8	92.7–106.9	no different (rough estimate)	1,583
1999	103.5	98.5–108.5	no different (rough estimate)	3,311
2000	101.5	98.0–105.1	no different	6,504
2001	99.4	97.3–101.5	no different	18,542
2002	99.1	97.3–100.9	no different	23,687
2003	101.4	99.7–103.0	no different	31,032
2004	102.4	101.1–103.7	worse	49,283
2005	102.0	101.0–103.1	worse	70,740
2006	103.0	101.9–104.0	worse	78,372
2007	103.2	102.3–104.0	worse	117,517
2008	98.6	97.8–99.4	better	134,534
2009	98.6	97.7–99.4	better	127,187
2010	101.2	100.3–102.1	worse	122,024
2011	98.3	97.2–99.4	better	92,309
2012	101.7	100.6–102.8	worse	105,747
2013	106.0	104.7–107.3	worse	82,242
2014	105.7	104.2–107.2	worse	73,627
2015	84.8	83.7–86.0	better	108,663
2016	86.8	85.5–88.1	better	101,263
2017	86.0	84.2–87.8	better	59,651
2018	96.1	93.3–98.8	better	29,234
2019	103.8	99.5–108.1	no different	13,668
2020	105.2	97.7–112.7	no different	4,651

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,455,371 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Ford Mondeo 2004 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/ford-mondeo/2004/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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