Real-world fuel economy

Ford Mondeo MPG: what owners actually get

Owners report 43.9 mpg from a Ford Mondeo, about 85% of the official figure. On its NEDC-tested engines that is 85%, better than typical: the median NEDC-tested car in this 8,216-engine dataset returns 82%. The tables below give the figure for every engine and generation we hold. Add your own at the bottom and the averages get better for the next buyer.

43.9mpg

Real-world average, all engines

85%

of the official combined figure

20–68

Range reported by owners (mpg)

5,119

Owner submissions

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Ford Mondeo

2000–2007 · real average 43.0 mpg · owners report 20.0–61.0 mpg · 1,242 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
1.8 SCi	39.2	–	32.2	82%	–
1.8i	37.2	–	36.2	97%	–
2.0 TDCi 115	48.7	–	48.6	100%	–
2.0 TDCi 130	47.1	–	48.7	103%	–
2.0 TDCi 90	48.7	–	49.5	102%	–
2.0i	36.2	–	32.5	90%	–
2.2 TDCi 155	46.3	–	45.8	99%	–
2.5i V6	28.5	–	27.5	96%	–
3.0	27.4	–	26.7	97%	–
ST 2.2 TDCi	46.3	–	44.9	97%	–
ST220	27.2	–	25.5	94%	–

Ford Mondeo

2007–2014 · real average 43.3 mpg · owners report 23.0–63.0 mpg · 2,147 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
1.6 EcoBoost	44.1	–	39.2	89%	32.0–50.0
1.6 EcoBoost Start-Stop	44.1	–	40.7	92%	32.3–52.2
1.6 TDCi Start-Stop	65.7–67.3	–	50.0	75%	38.0–62.7
1.6 Ti-VCT	41.5–42.2	–	39.2	94%	36.5–47.1
1.6i	38.2–39.2	–	35.2	91%	33.0–37.3
1.6i 110	39.2	–	38.4	98%	38.0–39.0
1.6T EcoBoost	44.1	–	36.0	82%	27.0–45.0
1.6T EcoBoost Start-Stop	44.1	–	38.8	88%	32.4–47.0
1.8 TDCi	48.7–50.4	–	45.4	92%	35.0–56.0
1.8 TDCi 100	50.4	–	52.5	104%	47.7–61.1
1.8 TDCi 6-speed	48.7	–	45.5	94%	35.0–56.0
2.0 TDCi	47.9–54.3	–	44.0	86%	35.0–54.7
2.0 TDCi 115	53.3	–	46.5	87%	39.8–56.0
2.0 TDCi 130	39.8	–	46.9	118%	36.0–56.0
2.0 TDCi 140	47.9–62.8	–	46.1	83%	34.6–57.3
2.0 TDCi 140 PowerShift	50.4–54.3	–	43.7	83%	34.5–55.0
2.0 TDCi 163	50.4–62.8	–	46.0	81%	35.5–56.0
2.0 TDCi 163 PowerShift	50.4–54.3	–	40.7	78%	31.0–50.0
2.0 TDCi ECOnetic	54.3	–	48.8	90%	41.0–53.4
2.0i	35.8	–	32.9	92%	26.8–39.5
2.0i Flexi-fuel	35.8	–	30.9	86%	24.0–33.8
2.0T EcoBoost PowerShift	36.6–36.7	–	30.5	83%	24.1–38.0
2.2 TDCi	45.6	–	39.7	87%	30.0–48.5
2.2 TDCi 200	43.5–47.1	–	38.1	84%	31.2–45.0
2.2 TDCi 200 Automatic	43.5	–	35.2	81%	31.0–38.2
2.3i	30.4	–	28.3	93%	23.0–30.0
2.5T	30.4	–	28.2	93%	22.5–35.0

Ford Mondeo Estate

2007–2015 · real average 43.2 mpg · owners report 22.0–65.0 mpg · 459 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
1.6 110	39.2	–	31.5	80%	–
1.6 TDCi Start-Stop	65.7–67.3	–	51.7	78%	–
1.6 Ti-VCT	41.5–42.2	–	–	–	–
1.6i	39.2	–	–	–	–
1.6T EcoBoost	44.1	–	36.4	83%	–
1.6T EcoBoost Start-Stop	44.1–65.7	–	36.1	66%	–
1.8 SCi	38.2	–	27.4	72%	–
1.8 TDCi	47.9–49.6	–	46.5	95%	–
1.8 TDCi 100	49.6	–	–	–	–
1.8 TDCi 6-speed	47.9	–	45.8	96%	–
1.8 TDCi ECOnetic	52.3	–	47.3	90%	–
1.8i	36.2	–	–	–	–
2.0 TDCi	47.9–54.3	–	48.6	95%	–
2.0 TDCi 115	47.9–55.3	–	47.8	93%	–
2.0 TDCi 130	45.6	–	49.9	109%	–
2.0 TDCi 140	47.9–61.4	–	46.5	85%	–
2.0 TDCi 140 Powershift	50.4–54.3	–	39.6	76%	–
2.0 TDCi 163	53.3–61.4	–	46.1	80%	–
2.0 TDCi 163 Powershift	50.4–54.3	–	42.3	81%	–
2.0 TDCi 90	47.9	–	–	–	–
2.0 TDCi ECOnetic	54.3	–	52.4	96%	–
2.0i	35.3–35.8	–	33.1	93%	–
2.0i Flexi-fuel	35.8	–	–	–	–
2.0T EcoBoost Powershift	36.6–36.7	–	28.1	77%	–
2.2 TDCi	45.6	–	40.4	89%	–
2.2 TDCi 155	44.8	–	–	–	–
2.2 TDCi 200	47.1	–	38.6	82%	–
2.2 TDCi 200 Automatic	43.5	–	32.9	76%	–
2.3i	30.4	–	–	–	–
2.5i V6	30.4	–	29.0	95%	–
2.5T	30.4	–	27.9	92%	–
3.0	26.9	–	25.7	96%	–
ST 2.2 TDCi	44.8	–	45.3	101%	–
ST220	26.7	–	24.4	91%	–

Ford Mondeo

2014–2021 · real average 45.9 mpg · owners report 22.0–68.0 mpg · 659 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
1.0T 125	55.4	–	–	–	–
1.0T EcoBoost 125	55.4	–	40.6	73%	29.5–47.5
1.5 TDCi 120	78.5	–	55.4	71%	42.0–68.0
1.5T 160	47.9–48.7	–	34.2	71%	29.0–37.6
1.5T 160 Automatic	44.1–44.8	–	35.1	79%	30.0–38.0
1.5T 165	42.8	41.5	40.1	97%*	39.5–40.7
1.5T 165 Automatic	38.2–42.8	–	–	–	–
1.5T EcoBoost 160	47.9–48.7	–	37.3	77%	29.0–47.0
1.5T EcoBoost 160 Automatic	44.1–44.8	–	31.4	71%	25.0–38.0
2.0 Ecoblue 190 Automatic	–	51.4	48.3	94%*	42.6–54.0
2.0 TDCi 150	56.5–68.9	56.5	48.5	86%*	38.0–58.2
2.0 TDCi 150 4WD	47.1–58.9	–	42.0	79%	37.9–50.2
2.0 TDCi 150 ECOnetic	68.9	–	51.5	75%	39.2–60.5
2.0 TDCi 150 Powershift	52.3–61.4	53.3	44.3	83%*	34.0–54.0
2.0 TDCi 180	55.4–64.2	–	47.4	79%	37.0–56.1
2.0 TDCi 180 Powershift	54.3–58.9	–	43.9	78%	32.4–52.6
2.0 TDCi 180 Powershift 4WD	53.3–54.3	–	43.1	80%	34.0–50.0
2.0 TDCi 210 Powershift	56.5–58.9	–	45.9	79%	36.3–54.0
2.0 TDCi 210 Powershift 4WD	53.3	–	–	–	–
2.0T EcoBoost 240 Automatic	38.2–38.7	–	27.4	71%	22.0–35.0
Hybrid	58.9–70.6	–	52.1	80%	40.0–62.0

Ford Mondeo Estate

2014–2021 · real average 46.2 mpg · owners report 27.0–64.0 mpg · 189 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
1.0T EcoBoost 125	54.3	–	–	–	–
1.5 TDCi	74.3	–	51.6	69%	40.0–63.7
1.5T EcoBoost 160	47.1–47.9	–	36.2	76%	30.0–41.0
1.5T EcoBoost 160 Automatic	42.8–43.5	–	34.8	81%	29.5–41.0
1.5T EcoBoost 165	42.8	41.5	–	–	–
1.5T EcoBoost 165 Automatic	37.2	–	–	–	–
2.0 Ecoblue 190 Automatic	–	51.4	–	–	–
2.0 Ecoblue 190 Automatic 4WD	–	47.9	–	–	–
2.0 Hybrid	58.9	–	–	–	–
2.0 TDCi 150	56.5–65.7	56.5	49.4	87%*	40.5–58.0
2.0 TDCi 150 4WD	47.1–57.7	–	42.6	81%	42.0–43.2
2.0 TDCi 150 ECOnetic	67.3	–	48.8	73%	38.6–59.6
2.0 TDCi 180	55.4–62.8	–	48.0	81%	37.2–53.0
2.0 TDCi 180 Powershift	52.3–62.8	–	44.1	77%	40.0–48.7
2.0 TDCi 180 Powershift 4WD	52.3–53.3	–	43.4	82%	41.0–45.0
2.0 TDCi 210 Powershift	54.3	–	43.0	79%	34.1–48.0
2.0 TDCi 210 Powershift 4WD	53.3	–	–	–	–
2.0T EcoBoost 240 Automatic	37.2	–	30.2	81%	27.0–35.2

Ford Mondeo

2015–on · real average 45.6 mpg · owners report 22.0–65.0 mpg · 423 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
1.0T 125	55.4	–	–	–	–
1.0T EcoBoost 125	55.4	–	40.6	73%	–
1.5 TDCi 120	78.5	–	55.1	70%	–
1.5T 160	47.9–48.7	–	34.2	71%	–
1.5T 160 Automatic	44.1–44.8	–	–	–	–
1.5T 165	42.8	–	–	–	–
1.5T 165 Automatic	38.2–42.8	–	–	–	–
1.5T EcoBoost 160	47.9–48.7	–	38.4	80%	–
1.5T EcoBoost 160 Automatic	44.1–44.8	–	31.1	70%	–
2.0 TDCi 150	56.5–68.9	–	48.3	77%	–
2.0 TDCi 150 4WD	47.1–58.9	–	42.2	80%	–
2.0 TDCi 150 ECOnetic	68.9	–	52.5	76%	–
2.0 TDCi 150 Powershift	52.3–61.4	–	43.8	77%	–
2.0 TDCi 180	55.4–64.2	–	47.1	79%	–
2.0 TDCi 180 Powershift	54.3–58.9	–	44.9	79%	–
2.0 TDCi 180 Powershift 4WD	53.3–54.3	–	44.1	82%	–
2.0 TDCi 210 Powershift	56.5–58.9	–	46.2	80%	–
2.0 TDCi 210 Powershift 4WD	53.3	–	–	–	–
2.0T EcoBoost 240 Automatic	38.2–38.7	–	27.2	71%	–
Hybrid	58.9–70.6	–	52.1	81%	–

All figures in miles per gallon (UK). “Owners report” is the spread of individual submissions for that engine. * Measured against the WLTP figure rather than NEDC.

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Ford Mondeo fuel economy questions

What is the real-world MPG of a Ford Mondeo?

Owners report an average of 43.9 mpg across all Ford Mondeo engines with data, about 85% of the official combined figure. The engine tables on this page give the figure for each engine and generation.

Why is the Ford Mondeo real MPG lower than the official figure?

Official figures come from a laboratory test cycle, not the road. Cold starts, short trips, hills, load, tyres and driving style all cost fuel the test does not see. A gap of 10 to 30 per cent is normal; a much bigger gap on one engine usually points at a fault, a heavy right foot, or a diesel that never gets warm.

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