Ranked #140 car in the UK · Hatchback · 27 units sold last year
The UK's archetypal family saloon for 25 years. Discontinued in 2022 but still a used-buy staple — Mk4 (2007–2014) and Mk5 (2014–2022) are everywhere. Cheap to run, easy to fix, parts on every shelf.
Estimates are tuned to the version you choose.
Fuel
Petrol · 1497cc
Power
165 ps
Drivetrain
FWD
Quoted MPG
40 mpg
Base petrol — the cheapest way into a big, comfy Mondeo.
Tidy and well looked-after for its age — the typical car.
Remembered as you browse other cars.
Optional — fills in the exact year and ULEZ status for your specific car. The registration isn’t stored.
Estimated market value
£9,150
Range £8,100 – £10,200
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How a 2022-registration Ford Mondeo loses value over time.
Based on the 2022 car with 44,000 miles you entered above — worth about £9,150 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 3 years, at roughly 11,000 miles a year.
3-year total
£13,888
Per year
£4,629
Per mile
£0.42
Best age to buy — around 2 years
A 2-year-old example loses roughly £4,300 a year — under half the £10,000 a one-year-old sheds. The steepest drop is behind it.
Assumes roughly £1.45/L fuel (£0.28/kWh for EVs), typical-driver insurance and manufacturer service intervals. A guide for comparison — your own costs will vary.
Where this car ranks against the 330 vehicles in our index — higher is better.
Percentile rank across our full index. A measure is shown only where the data spreads meaningfully across the index.
How the available versions compare on price, running cost, and the headaches each tends to develop.
The default. Endless examples on the used market. Avoid the 6-speed auto unless documented service history.
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Rare in Mondeos — most buyers chose diesel. 2.0 EcoBoost is punchy but thirsty.
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Underrated. Toyota-style series hybrid in a Ford — gentle to drive, no DPF, decent reliability. Holds value best.
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Group 19 · Comprehensive · 3 years NCB
Indicative annual comprehensive premiums for this car, by driver age band and risk profile. Pick the combination closest to your circumstances.
Estimated annual premium · typical, age 33-39
£964/ year
Roughly £80 per month
Typical
Average UK driver — 3 years NCB, average postcode, no recent claims.| Age band | Lower risk | Typical | Higher risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 17-25 | £2,198 | £2,747 | £3,572 |
| Age 26-32 | £1,147 | £1,350 | £1,647 |
| Age 33-39Selected | £848 | £964 | £1,138 |
| Age 40-49 | £720 | £800 | £928 |
| Age 50+ | £642 | £713 | £842 |
How we estimate this
Indicative annual comprehensive premium estimates. The 'Typical' figure represents an average UK driver in each age band; Lower and Higher risk show the realistic spread driven by factors UK insurers legitimately price on (postcode, occupation, claims history, NCB, voluntary excess, modifications). Based on 10,000 miles/yr, £250 voluntary excess, and the no-claims bonus selected above. Always get individual quotes before buying.
Adjust the annual mileage to match how you'll actually use the car. Insurance is what you selected above (age 33-39, typical risk, 3 yrs NCB).
Routine service
£220
Annual main-dealer service
Major service
£200
Every 2 years, annualised
Road tax
£195
Standard rate, post year-one
Fuel
£1,863
48 mpg, £1.49/L
Insurance
£964
Age 33-39, group 19
Excludes depreciation and unscheduled repairs (see next section).
What out-of-warranty repairs typically run, by mileage band. Your selected mileage is highlighted.
0-30k miles
£80
per year · low risk
30-60k miles
£260
per year · low risk
60-100k miles
£580
per year · medium risk
100k+ miles
£1,050
per year · medium risk
Drawn from owner reports and warranty data. Filtered for relevance to 44,000 miles.
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Failure typically happens around your current mileage.
Upcoming
A known weak point — but you haven't reached its usual mileage yet.
Already due
Past its usual failure mileage. Either already fixed, or about to.
Urban-use diesels fare worst. Forced regens mask the problem.
Coolant loss + smoke at start-up. Easy aftermarket fix.
Rattle at idle. Replace together — the labour cost is the same.
Class-action notoriety. Service the fluid every 40k. Avoid if not done.
Wallowy ride is the giveaway.
Failed seals; specialist refurbs are cheap.
Especially behind plastic trims. Critical for MOT.
"Parts low/medium/high" indicates how easy the replacement part is to source — discontinued or specialist parts mean longer workshop time and bigger bills.
205/60 R16 · 215/55 R17 · 235/45 R18
What a full set of four will cost you (including fit and balance), and which brand each tier of buyer should pick. A typical set lasts about 28,000 miles.
Budget
£295
set of 4, fitted · £60 per tyre
Mid-range
£435
set of 4, fitted · £95 per tyre
Premium
£615
set of 4, fitted · £140 per tyre
Avon ZV7
Great match for a Mondeo's running-costs ethos — decent grip, low price.
Continental PremiumContact 7
If you do high motorway mileage, this is the long-haul pick.
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3
Reasonably priced one-set-a-year solution for an everyday workhorse.
Estate variants run the same fitments — no payload-related changes.
Factory options ranked by how much of their original cost they recover at resale. Anything above 70% return tends to make money back; below 40% is paying for your own enjoyment.
| Option | New cost | Added used value | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
Towbar (factory) Mondeo Estate with a tow bar is a niche-but-strong used buy. | £650 | £450 | 69% |
Heated front seats Almost universal on Titanium trim; weak return as a standalone option. | £350 | £180 | 51% |
Panoramic roof (Mk5) Watch for drain blockages causing damp footwells. | £950 | £400 | 42% |
Bi-xenon headlights Replacement bulbs/units are pricey; mixed used appeal. | £850 | £300 | 35% |
Adaptive cruise (Mk5) Diminishing returns — most buyers don't seek it out. | £750 | £250 | 33% |
Pull-quotes from the major UK motoring titles. Each links back to the full review.
A class act, even at the end of its run
Genuinely good to drive for the money
Cheap parts, easy mechanics, hard to kill
The last of the great working-class executives
Euro NCAP's independent crash-test rating for the Ford Mondeo, from its 2019 assessment.
The passenger compartment of the Mondeo remained stable in the frontal offset test.
Independent crash-test data from Euro NCAP. Star ratings reflect the test protocol of the year shown — newer protocols are stricter, so a 5-star from 2024 represents a higher bar than a 5-star from 2014.
How this model fares at its MOT as it ages — from 12,530,308 real DVSA test records.
MOT pass rate by age
A 3-year-old Mondeo passes its MOT 82.4% of the time; by 25 years that has slipped to 67.7%. The y-axis is zoomed to this model’s range so the trend is readable.
Longevity
From 86,455 vehicles registered in 1993.
Common MOT failures by mileage
The defect categories this Mondeo fails on most often, and how the failure rate climbs as the miles add up — from the same DVSA test records.
| Category | 0-30k | 30-60k | 60-100k | 100k+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 2% | 6% | 10% | 13% |
| Suspension | 2% | 4% | 10% | 15% |
| Tyres & wheels | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% |
| Lighting & signalling | 1% | 2% | 6% | 10% |
| Driver's view | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% |
| Emissions | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% |
Share of MOT tests in each mileage band with at least one defect in that category. The peak band for each is highlighted.
A general indicator from UK 2025 theft data and this car’s characteristics — not a prediction for any one vehicle.
Whole-car theft
Around average
Theft risk is around the UK average. Like most modern cars it has keyless entry, so relay theft is the method to guard against.
Parts theft
Higher
Hybrid versions are a catalytic-converter target — a hybrid cat is rich in precious metals and can be cut out in about a minute.
Worth doing
Whether driving a Ford Mondeo into a UK clean-air zone will cost you anything. Rules use the same Euro standard across most zones — petrol from 2006 and diesel from 2015 onwards are exempt; pure electric is always exempt.
| City | Area | Daily charge | Likely outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | All of Greater London (within the M25) | £12.50 | Likely charged Diesel before Sept 2015 — likely below Euro 6. |
| Birmingham | Inside the A4540 Middleway | £8.00 | Likely charged Diesel before Sept 2015 — likely below Euro 6. |
| Bristol | City centre and part of the Portway | £9.00 | Likely charged Diesel before Sept 2015 — likely below Euro 6. |
| Glasgow | City centre | — | Likely charged Diesel before Sept 2015 — likely below Euro 6. |
| Edinburgh | City centre | — | Likely charged Diesel before Sept 2015 — likely below Euro 6. |
| Aberdeen | City centre | — | Likely charged Diesel before Sept 2015 — likely below Euro 6. |
| Dundee | City centre | — | Likely charged Diesel before Sept 2015 — likely below Euro 6. |
Model-level guidance only. To check a specific registration, use the official gov.uk clean-air zone checker. Zone charges and boundaries are set by local councils and change over time.
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How well-supported Ford is across the UK — a practical read on how easy servicing, parts and warranty work will be to find.
Franchised UK dealers
~290
Large network
Mass-market
Network size relative to the UK's largest (Ford is 6.4% of all franchised outlets)
Servicing, parts and warranty work are easy to find UK-wide, and most independent garages know the brand well — which keeps maintenance competitive.
For context, the UK has roughly 4,500 franchised car-dealer outlets in total, plus about 15,500 independent garages.
Approximate figures, curated from public UK industry sources (NFDA, Car Dealer Magazine). Franchised networks shrink year on year — these indicate network size, not an exact count.
Length
4,867 mm
Width
1,852 mm
Height
1,500 mm
Kerb weight
1,495 kg
Boot
525–1,605 L
Fuel tank
70 L
Of every Ford Mondeo ever registered in the UK, this is what's actively on the road, parked off the road on a SORN, or gone for good.
Total ever registered
500,449
Currently taxed & on road
159,475
32% of all registered
SORN (off road)
52,103
10% of all registered
Scrapped or exported
288,871
Source: DfT VEH0124 vehicle licensing statistics (year-end 2025) · Updated 20 May 2026