Ford Mondeo (2015 to 2022)

Model reviewed: Hybrid Estate
“The Ford Mondeo Hybrid isn’t one of the company’s finest creations. The gearbox cripples the driving experience, while fuel economy isn’t that impressive.”
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“A solid and impressive vehicle, although doesn’t quite come up to the standard of the Volkswagen Passat.”
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Score: 6 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo is more refined, spacious and high-tech than ever before, but rivals have leapt ahead in this class.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 6 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo is more refined, spacious and high-tech than ever before, but rivals have leapt ahead in this class.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 6 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo was once one of the most common sights on British roads, but the rise of the SUV has come at the expense of the family car. There’s still plenty to recommend the Mondeo. It delivers a great balance of ride and handling, great refinement, and it’s spacious and practical.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 7 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo estate delivers a great balance of ride and handling, great refinement, and it’s also a spacious and practical family car.”
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Model reviewed: Hybrid Estate
Score: 6 / 10
“Like all Mondeos, the Hybrid Estate has decent cornering ability and ride quality.”
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Model reviewed: Hybrid saloon Titanium
Score: 6 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo Hybrid is an interesting prospect on paper, but it sadly has too many shortcomings in Europe to let us recommend it. The Hybrid gets its own ‘Smartgauge’ interface to help you drive better and improve your economy, but the best way to do that would be to buy the Ford Mondeo 1.5 TDCi for five grand less.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic
Score: 8 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo’s a handsome, roomy, comfortable choice – albeit a slightly forgettable one. It’s not as boring as VW’s Passat, which feels as if drains the colour from the trees as you drive past, but neither is it as fast, as economical or as nice inside.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic AWD Vignale
Score: 6 / 10
“Vignale feels like a defensive move, and Ford doesn’t expect a stampede of Audi buyers. The execution will have to be much sharper with the forthcoming S-Max and Kuga Vignales. The Mondeo feels more Aldi than Audi.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol-electric hybrid automatic estate
Score: 7 / 10
“By now offering the Mondeo Hybrid in Estate form, it’s opened the model up to far more consumers who might be thinking of moving out of a diesel model and into an electrified car instead.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 7.6 / 10
“The most recent Ford Mondeo is a quiet and relaxing cruiser, with efficient engines, but previous versions were more fun to drive”
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Model reviewed: Hybrid
Score: 6.4 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo hybrid is hard to recommend over the diesel equivalent – unless you’re a company car driver.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 7.8 / 10
“The latest Ford Mondeo Estate is more stylish and spacious than previous models, although its handling isn’t quite as entertaining”
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Model reviewed: Vignale estate range
Score: 4 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo Vignale estate is as plush and well equipped as the Mondeo gets, but it costs as much as some much more prestigious and desirable cars.”
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Model reviewed: Vignale liftback range
Score: 4 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo Vignale may be packed with equipment, good to drive and luxurious inside, but it’s too expensive for what it is.”
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Model reviewed: Hybrid saloon
Score: 3 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo hybrid is as spacious for passengers as any Mondeo, but it’s expensive and not particularly economical.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 6 / 10
“Spacious, practical and comfortable to drive, the Ford Mondeo estate makes a very good family car, but it’s not as big as the Skoda Superb or as classy as a VW Passat.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 5 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo is a medium-size hatchback, that offers improved interior quality and efficiency over the model it replaces. The Volkswagen Passat and Mazda 6 are its closest rivals, but many buyers also consider more expensive models such as the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4.”
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Model reviewed: Hybrid Estate
“Handy option for fleets, albeit not cheap, and diesel may well still be the better bet for higher-mileage drivers.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic AWD ST-Line
“ST-Line looks great and the price cuts give the Mondeo a much-needed new impetus, while revised trim levels offer welcome extra equipment.”
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Model reviewed: Titanium
Score: 10 / 10
“Ford, you and your cars continue to be brilliant. What can I say? I’m almost moved to tears.” (Chris Evans)
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Model reviewed: Hybrid estate Titanium Edition
Score: 6 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo Hybrid Estate offers tempting BiK rates for company car users with a green agenda, but if you’re a family looking for other petrol hybrids you may want to consider the Toyota Corolla Touring Sports, which is cheaper and slightly faster, with a bigger boot and lower CO2 levels.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric hybrid saloon
Score: 5 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo Hybrid is no longer available to buy new, while a diesel engine better suits the character of the car.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo offers a lot for the money, and while it can’t quite match the dynamics and badge snobbery offered with a BMW 3 Series, it significantly undercuts the German alternative on its starting price.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol-electric hybrid automatic estate Titanium
Score: 6 / 10
“A 27% BiK rate and low 113g/km emissions make this Ford Mondeo Hybrid attractive to fleet buyers, but the drivability issues would make us consider more modern alternatives.”
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Model reviewed: Hybrid Vignale
Score: 6 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo Vignale Hybrid is a comfortable car, it’s good-looking in most people’s eyes, and it has a touch of luxury about it in Vignale spec. However there’s not much performance, and the economy isn’t outstanding either.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“If you had the Ford Mondeo as your company car you would be happy with it. It’s comfortable, spacious, has a good ride, enjoyable handling, decent performance, and respectable economy. It’s also decent value and promises sensible running costs. In other words, it does everything that you would expect a large family saloon/estate to do.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 6 / 10
“The Mondeo used to be the jewel in Ford’s crown. It was a common sight on motorways, business parks and suburban streets. However tastes change, and where once every family had a big saloon, Ford now sells far more SUVs than conventional family cars, and company car buyers all go for posh premium cars.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 5 / 10
“Few cars have ended up so marooned by changing consumer tastes as the Ford Mondeo. Once it was so popular it could be used as shorthand to describe whole swathes of the population – now it’s largely forgotten.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The market might be decline, but the Mondeo remains head and shoulders above its diminishing competition.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel 210hp Estate
“Not only is the new 2.0-litre TDCi responsive and packed with torque, but it’s also quiet and efficient. That makes it a rewarding experience in a family car. Some will find the soft ride and dumb-downed steering to be a switch off, but it’s difficult to argue against the huge gains made in refinement and practicality.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel 150hp automatic liftback
“The Mondeo feels a lot softer and smoother than before, thanks to a new electric power steering system and revised rear suspension. As a result, the suspension is supple and comfortable, soaking up undulations in the road and providing excellent stability in the corners,”
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Model reviewed: Vignale
“But, thinking about it, what other big estate car with all the luxuries of the Ford Mondeo Vignale can you find for £36,000? No Mercedes, BMW or Audi offers the same package under £50,000.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 7.6 / 10
“Ford’s large family car is comfortable and refined.”
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Model reviewed: Saloon range
Score: 8 / 10
“There is a decent list of standard equipment, but we would find it difficult to recommend this latest effort from Ford.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 8 / 10
“Family wagon has been around a while, but 2019 facelift keeps it fresh”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic Titanium Estate
“The 180hp 2.0 diesel lump sounds quieter than a mouse trying to stifle a fart at his second cousin’s christening.”
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Model reviewed: Vignale Hybrid
Score: 8 / 10
“Upmarket, but is there a market?”
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Model reviewed: 1.5-litre petrol manual Titanium
Score: 8 / 10
“The best value you can possibly get” (Jeremy Clarkson)
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Model reviewed: Hybrid Estate Vignale
Score: 4 / 10
“The Mondeo Hybrid is cheaper to buy than a plug-in, and there are areas where it’s passable. But they’re too few and far between – and everywhere else, it’s way off the competition. Yes, this estate version is more versatile than the saloon, but there are plenty of much more practical alternatives.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 7 / 10
“While good to drive and spacious for passengers, the Ford Mondeo Estate doesn’t offer enough extra boot capacity over the equivalent hatchback to justify its price premium. If you need a big estate car, a Volkswagen Passat Estate is a better bet.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Ford Mondeo is a big, practical family car that’s surprisingly enjoyable to drive.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 6 / 10
“Looks a bit like the old one but brings solid gains in comfort and tech. Back at the competitive sharp end.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 7 / 10
“More grown up and all the better for it. Priced very keenly too – it’s a smart shout.”
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