Does the Ford Mondeo fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Ford Mondeo records 7.08 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.91 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.17, 95% interval +0.13 to +0.21). It ranks 255 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Mondeo is “Exhaust system leaking or insecure”, recorded 34,010 times in 2019–2024.

Ford Mondeo: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	34,010	2.31
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	24,593	1.67
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	19,634	1.33
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced	3,379	0.23
A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly	3,238	0.22

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,472,289 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Ford Mondeo gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?

14.4% of Ford Mondeo MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,507 miles later (54,135 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 54,135 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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Does the Ford Mondeo fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

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