2014 Ford Mondeo Graphite 2.0 TDCi from UK and Ireland
Summary:
Undecided
Faults:
Appeared to be a looked after car when purchased - full history with cam-belt change and all oil changes and a fresh MOT. Lately however there is oil leaking from the gearbox and a rattle, and an injector needed change at over £500!! The car was running rough and I had to take it to a diesel specialist. There is more problems also, but too depressing to think about!
General Comments:
Had to buy my first big family car as I needed more space. The Mondeo was a fantastic choice - great looking car inside and out, stunning to drive - punchy engine and fairly economical. Great seats, loads of space.
Graphite is a pretty basic model, but still had a nice interior and electrics. Love the look of the car on the outside, also in dark blue with window tints and alloy wheels.
Was great the first year or so I had it, but in the last year the troubles have shown up and have been expensive - a lot of people advised me to go with petrol, but I couldn't live with 35 mpg, I needed at least 45 mpg or more. As it turns out though I am spending all the money I save on fuel on repairs!
I hope this car lasts once the expensive issues are fixed. I want to like it more, but it's just been unreliable as of late. The car has caused me more problems in two years than my old petrol Corsa ever did in ten years! Not exclusive to the Mondeo to be fair - My mates told me to avoid modern diesels as they are all like this apparently, and when I told them about all this I got a big "Told ya so".
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 10th March, 2024
16th Mar 2024, 14:15
Can confirm Ford's petrol engines of the same era are much better.
I do know a taxi driver with your exact car and engine, he says he got 200,000 miles with not as much trouble, the key is to give them a long drive, and use quality fuel and oil (avoid the supermarket cheap stuff) and you should find the car more reliable.
Your gearbox issue however isn't such a common one, unless it could just be the DMF rattling and that needs changed (expensive anyway), but I have heard of some of these gearboxes failing early unfortunately.