Faults:

Automatic Left Hand Steering (the car pulled to the left at speeds between 5 and 40mph).

Power steering pump failed.

General Comments:

I owned a Mercedes 190E 2.0l when I had a crash, I needed a cheap car until the insurance was sorting out my 190 so I went out and buy a Ford Mondeo. This was the biggest mistake of my life so far.

The car was doing 0 to 60 in about 20 seconds, and the 100 mph was never reachibile.

The road noise was was too loud in the cabin.

The boot lead (rear door) was rattling way too much.

The ride quality was the worst I ever experienced, in the corners could not go faster than 10 mph as the car feels that was breaking apart.

Finally I am happy that I own another 190E and got rid of it.

Hope this review is not too hash for others Mondeo Aspen owners, and of course not all Mondeo's are the same.

Faults:

The only thing to have gone wrong so far is the alternator. This has posed a bigger problem than first thought as this model of mondeo is very fickle about alternators. It has had two new ones and broken them both.

General Comments:

This car is amazing for the £800 I paid.

I had a mondeo 1.8 before the escort and thought that was good, but the acceleration and handling of the 2.5 is much much better. Yes the suspension does feel a little hard, but it needs it when going a little too fast into a bend.

It's really comfortable, with semi bucket seats that really hug.

Mpg isn't brilliant, but who buys a V6 for economy? Not me.

The automatic box isn't the best, but it is livable. The sports mode switch is good fun though.

Faults:

Miss fire - cured with expensive leads and plugs.

Front suspension bushes - last about 1 year of average driving.

Dead locks have never worked.

Oil warning light does not work apart from a dull glow at switching off.

Engine does not always switch off even with the key removed.

Alarm has never worked.

Car bottoms out very easily on humps with every other car I have owned would clear.

Constant coolant loss with no sign of where.

Poor heater - even with thermostat changed.

Costs about £300 every MOT to date.

Clutch is now on way out.

General Comments:

Handling is OK.

Good on fuel for car of size.

Very under powered.

"Egg shell" like bumpers.

Wouldn't buy another Mondeo Mk1.

Faults:

The normal mondeo pull to left problem replaced tires and balanced sorted.

Replaced timing belt 169,000 miles.

Nut on the sump fused, new sump breakers.

Seem to go through tires quickly.

General Comments:

Not many problems, bought car for 800 quid, starts first time every time, does 0 - 60 in 11/12 seconds and average mpg 42, I am a student and I travel about 150 miles a week, this is my first car. General running costs cheap as a happy meal, seats me & friend's v.comfortably, and can sit at 80mph all day. I am 18 and Insurance 2x the car not bad.

Though if this car did not have a turbo it would be as slow as a milk float I think. Pull off with over 2000 revs no problems, under 2000 it can't decide what to do, then up to 4500 revs and a big bag of noise. The turbo kicks in about 2500 revs noticeably, been told it starts at 1500 revs by ford.

Replaced ford stereo as it gave up so replaced with Sony, made many interior mods example: rear courtesy light, one-touch down/up windows x4, rear electric windows, foot-well lights x4, electric sunroof, list goes on and these are cheap & easy mods (breakers).