Sub-frame corroded on the Ford Mondeo
Sub-frame corroded on the Ford Mondeo is recorded on 50,839 tests — 7.1% of all its MOT tests, against 2.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.4% of tests record it — this model is 3.0× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 27 of 291, highest first |
| The model's own record | 711,192 tests · every year of the Mondeo → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford Mondeo tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 2.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.8%. The share has fallen 1.2 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 6.7%; best 2016 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 105 | 5,270 | 2.0% |
| 2001 | 644 | 11,686 | 5.5% |
| 2002 | 732 | 13,610 | 5.4% |
| 2003 | 1,074 | 17,818 | 6.0% |
| 2004 | 1,414 | 29,978 | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 2,618 | 46,656 | 5.6% |
| 2006 | 2,645 | 55,108 | 4.8% |
| 2007 | 5,671 | 87,736 | 6.5% |
| 2008 | 7,572 | 112,412 | 6.7% |
| 2009 | 7,418 | 118,280 | 6.3% |
| 2010 | 6,767 | 120,136 | 5.6% |
| 2011 | 4,600 | 99,848 | 4.6% |
| 2012 | 4,398 | 118,954 | 3.7% |
| 2013 | 2,358 | 95,208 | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,304 | 85,702 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 902 | 60,622 | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 447 | 55,114 | 0.8% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £180–£450 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Sub-frame corroded: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Ford Mondeo MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Ford model →