CO2/tax
112-134g/km
£35-£180
Running costs
54-65mpg (2.0 TDCi)
£86 fill-up
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
9.3 seconds/134mph
IT’S 30 years since the Ford Mondeo reached UK showrooms, but while it was once one of the most popular cars on our roads (almost 130,000 were sold here in the first year), the final example was made in 2022, with the firm’s large family car a victim of brand snobbery and changing tastes.
That first-generation Mondeo helped to change perceptions of Ford, with buyers and reviewers alike deeply impressed by the car’s dynamic abilities, as well as its practicality and value. As the Mondeo got older, it started to be affected by middle-age spread, with everything getting bigger and heavier, but this was still a very likeable car that stayed true to its roots. But while you can no longer buy a new Mondeo in the UK, is it worth considering a used example?
History
THE Mk4 Mondeo went on sale in the UK in September 2014, in
