MOT Risk Index.co.uk

Where in Britain does the Ford Mondeo fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 34.8% of 1,472,289 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford Mondeo failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 46.2% against 34.8% elsewhere (+11.5 points). It does best in Ilford (IG), −10.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford Mondeo MOT statistics · check a Ford Mondeo by registration

Ford Mondeo in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

Ford Mondeo: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Kirkcaldy (KY)46.234.8+11.5+10.4 to +12.58,654
Truro (TR)45.634.8+10.8+9.6 to +12.16,476
Exeter (EX)45.534.7+10.8+10.0 to +11.713,834
Plymouth (PL)45.334.7+10.5+9.8 to +11.316,722
Dundee (DD)44.634.8+9.8+8.4 to +11.24,781
Torquay (TQ)43.434.8+8.6+7.4 to +9.86,420
Bath (BA)42.834.8+8.0+7.1 to +8.911,619
Salisbury (SP)42.734.8+7.9+6.7 to +9.06,870
Brighton (BN)42.134.8+7.4+6.5 to +8.213,515
Taunton (TA)41.834.8+7.1+6.1 to +8.011,428
Lincoln (LN)41.834.8+7.0+6.0 to +8.09,132
Llandrindod Wells (LD)41.834.8+6.9+4.0 to +9.91,063
Dorchester (DT)41.234.8+6.4+5.1 to +7.75,459
Perth (PH)40.934.8+6.1+4.4 to +7.83,134
Aberdeen (AB)40.634.8+5.8+4.8 to +6.89,401
Bournemouth (BH)40.634.8+5.8+5.0 to +6.613,537
Bristol (BS)40.334.7+5.6+5.0 to +6.224,881
Gloucester (GL)39.934.8+5.1+4.4 to +5.819,552
Portsmouth (PO)39.834.8+5.0+4.3 to +5.718,549
Inverness (IV)39.734.8+4.9+3.6 to +6.34,931
Lancaster (LA)39.234.8+4.4+3.3 to +5.57,937
Blackpool (FY)39.134.8+4.3+3.2 to +5.47,690
Swansea (SA)39.034.8+4.2+3.5 to +4.917,024
Hull (HU)38.934.8+4.1+3.2 to +5.110,561
Cardiff (CF)38.734.8+3.9+3.3 to +4.623,508
Falkirk (FK)38.234.8+3.4+2.1 to +4.75,166
Newport (NP)38.134.8+3.3+2.5 to +4.113,701
York (YO)38.034.8+3.2+2.4 to +3.915,165
Huddersfield (HD)37.734.8+2.9+1.5 to +4.44,255
Darlington (DL)37.634.8+2.7+1.7 to +3.88,246
Carlisle (CA)37.534.8+2.6+1.6 to +3.78,869
Lerwick (ZE)37.434.8+2.6−2.0 to +7.2422 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)37.434.8+2.6+2.0 to +3.225,052
Telford (TF)37.334.8+2.5+1.3 to +3.66,796
Hereford (HR)36.934.8+2.1+0.7 to +3.54,779
Shrewsbury (SY)36.634.8+1.8+0.8 to +2.98,520
Swindon (SN)36.634.8+1.8+0.9 to +2.612,726
Edinburgh (EH)36.534.8+1.7+0.9 to +2.513,817
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)36.334.8+1.5+0.7 to +2.216,621
Wigan (WN)36.234.8+1.4+0.4 to +2.57,971
Ipswich (IP)36.134.8+1.3+0.6 to +1.922,574
Tonbridge (TN)36.034.8+1.2+0.5 to +2.015,052
Chester (CH)36.034.8+1.2+0.5 to +1.819,518
Canterbury (CT)35.934.8+1.1+0.2 to +2.010,915
Llandudno (LL)35.934.8+1.1+0.3 to +1.913,499
Southampton (SO)35.834.8+1.0+0.2 to +1.717,412
Preston (PR)35.734.8+0.9+0.1 to +1.713,409
Colchester (CO)35.734.8+0.9+0.1 to +1.614,779
Sunderland (SR)35.634.8+0.7−0.6 to +2.15,190
Stockport (SK)35.534.8+0.7−0.1 to +1.513,203
Galashiels (TD)35.534.8+0.7−1.5 to +2.91,811
Cleveland (TS)35.434.8+0.6−0.2 to +1.413,461
Kirkwall (KW)35.434.8+0.6−1.8 to +3.01,559
Motherwell (ML)35.434.8+0.6−0.5 to +1.77,191
Walsall (WS)35.434.8+0.6−0.3 to +1.412,521
Worcester (WR)35.334.8+0.5−0.5 to +1.59,015
Guildford (GU)35.034.8+0.2−0.6 to +1.014,484
Milton Keynes (MK)35.034.8+0.2−0.6 to +1.014,817
Kilmarnock (KA)35.034.8+0.2−0.9 to +1.37,548
Oxford (OX)35.034.8+0.2−0.6 to +1.015,460
Cambridge (CB)34.934.8+0.1−0.8 to +1.010,645
Norwich (NR)34.834.8−0.0−0.6 to +0.624,771
Paisley (PA)34.834.8−0.0−1.3 to +1.25,754
Bradford (BD)34.734.8−0.1−1.1 to +0.810,352
Warrington (WA)34.634.8−0.3−1.0 to +0.417,447
Leeds (LS)34.434.8−0.4−1.1 to +0.317,102
Peterborough (PE)34.434.8−0.4−0.9 to +0.137,480
Crewe (CW)34.334.8−0.5−1.5 to +0.49,900
Redhill (RH)34.234.8−0.6−1.5 to +0.311,897
Manchester (M)34.234.8−0.6−1.3 to +0.020,711
Dudley (DY)34.234.8−0.7−1.6 to +0.310,096
Medway (ME)34.134.8−0.7−1.4 to −0.018,315
Bolton (BL)33.834.8−1.1−2.0 to −0.19,984
Dumfries (DG)33.734.8−1.1−2.7 to +0.53,255
Doncaster (DN)33.534.9−1.4−1.9 to −0.828,939
Glasgow (G)33.434.8−1.4−2.1 to −0.717,753
Oldham (OL)33.034.8−1.8−2.8 to −0.88,807
Harrogate (HG)32.934.8−1.9−3.6 to −0.33,090
Blackburn (BB)32.934.8−2.0−2.8 to −1.111,531
Watford (WD)32.734.8−2.1−3.6 to −0.73,867
Derby (DE)32.734.9−2.2−2.8 to −1.624,358
Leicester (LE)32.634.9−2.2−2.7 to −1.732,416
Hemel Hempstead (HP)32.434.8−2.4−3.3 to −1.611,368
Newcastle (NE)32.434.9−2.5−3.1 to −1.925,610
Nottingham (NG)32.334.9−2.6−3.1 to −2.240,859
Wolverhampton (WV)32.234.8−2.6−3.5 to −1.710,827
Coventry (CV)32.234.9−2.7−3.2 to −2.127,501
St Albans (AL)32.134.8−2.7−4.0 to −1.45,184
Reading (RG)32.034.9−2.8−3.4 to −2.222,364
Durham (DH)31.834.8−3.1−4.2 to −2.06,833
Liverpool (L)31.634.9−3.2−3.8 to −2.624,217
Halifax (HX)31.434.8−3.5−5.0 to −1.93,351
Birmingham (B)31.434.9−3.5−4.0 to −3.146,993
London N (N)31.234.8−3.7−4.9 to −2.45,360
London W (W)31.134.8−3.8−6.0 to −1.51,620
Wakefield (WF)31.034.9−3.9−4.6 to −3.215,642
Harrow (HA)30.834.8−4.1−5.3 to −2.95,596
Luton (LU)30.834.8−4.1−5.1 to −3.18,332
Sheffield (S)30.835.0−4.2−4.6 to −3.744,937
Outer Hebrides (HS)30.634.8−4.3−7.6 to −1.0756
Stevenage (SG)30.534.9−4.4−5.2 to −3.510,986
Slough (SL)29.434.9−5.5−6.5 to −4.57,955
Dartford (DA)29.434.9−5.5−6.4 to −4.610,123
Chelmsford (CM)29.234.9−5.7−6.3 to −5.121,071
London SW (SW)28.834.8−6.0−7.6 to −4.53,372
Southend-on-Sea (SS)28.534.9−6.4−7.1 to −5.820,296
Kingston upon Thames (KT)28.334.9−6.6−7.6 to −5.68,279
Croydon (CR)28.034.9−6.8−8.0 to −5.76,007
London NW (NW)27.934.8−7.0−8.3 to −5.74,787
Sutton (SM)27.834.8−7.1−8.8 to −5.32,473
London E (E)27.834.9−7.1−8.2 to −6.17,099
Bromley (BR)27.634.8−7.3−8.7 to −5.94,092
London SE (SE)27.434.9−7.5−8.5 to −6.57,728
Uxbridge (UB)26.934.9−8.0−9.2 to −6.85,632
Romford (RM)26.634.9−8.3−9.0 to −7.614,914
Twickenham (TW)26.534.9−8.4−9.4 to −7.47,614
Enfield (EN)24.934.9−10.0−11.1 to −8.96,518
Ilford (IG)24.634.9−10.2−11.4 to −9.05,286

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,472,289 (initial tests) · Method: postcode area of the testing station against the same model's tests elsewhere in Britain, difference of two proportions with a 95% interval; named at 3+ points with the interval clear of zero; not age-adjusted · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Other pages for this model

Ford Mondeo 1998 · Ford Mondeo 1999 · Ford Mondeo 2000 · Ford Mondeo 2001 · Ford Mondeo 2002 · Ford Mondeo 2003 · Ford Mondeo 2004 · Ford Mondeo 2005 · Ford Mondeo 2006 · Ford Mondeo 2007 · Ford Mondeo 2008 · Ford Mondeo 2009 · Ford Mondeo 2010 · Ford Mondeo 2011 · Ford Mondeo 2012 · Ford Mondeo 2013 · Ford Mondeo 2014 · Ford Mondeo 2015 · Ford Mondeo 2016 · Ford Mondeo 2017 · Ford Mondeo 2018 · Ford Mondeo 2019 · Ford Mondeo 2020 · Ford Mondeo in Norway · Ford Mondeo in Finland · Ford Mondeo in the Netherlands · Ford Mondeo body, chassis and structure failures · Ford Mondeo brakes failures · Ford Mondeo vehicle identification failures · Ford Mondeo lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Ford Mondeo noise, emissions and leaks failures · Ford Mondeo road wheels failures · Ford Mondeo seat belts and airbags failures · Ford Mondeo steering failures · Ford Mondeo suspension failures · Ford Mondeo tyres failures · Ford Mondeo visibility failures