FORD MONDEO 2.0 TDCi Titanium X 4dr Auto (2007)

Mondeo Titanium Review - Mixed feelings, probably won't buy again

I was certainly pleased to begin with that I'd bagged a car with so many features and general all round classy feel for about ten grand less than an equivalent Audi. But, after a year or so, I began to be a little disappointed by and the Ford Mondeo Titanium's reliability reputation didn't really come through for me. I couldn't say it's left me stranded or fallen to pieces, but it's had some trouble which I wouldn't expect from what I consider to be something of a premium car.

To start with though it's got many good points. Fancy features like the automatic rain sensing windscreen wipers (which generally work well). The clever bluetooth setup that lets me activate a range of things including make phone calls by voice control (this took me a good while to get round to working out though). Enormous space. I had an old Jaguar before this, and the headroom in the back of the Ford Mondeo is a real contrast.

In terms of power I've rated this quite high but I think if I had any smaller an engine then it would feel tiresome. I know Ford Mondeos get some flack for being boring, and maybe it's because of the lower end ones.

Two basic problems then, like I said neither one fatal, but annoying. The first is an odd rattling from under the dash somewhere. It's around the centre but I can't work it out myself, and Ford don't seem particularly bothered.

The second problem is that the interior isn't all that well secured, and bits of it seem to be coming loose. It hardly gives the impression I'm after to clients, so I spend quite a bit of time just sort of trying to bodge them back on. It's not exactly the sort of thing I want to be paying Ford to do, much less showing up on the repair paperwork for when I sell it.