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Ford Mondeo 1.5 EcoBoost Titanium common faults.

2014–2019, estate, petrol, 160 HP.

The fault list covers: UNCA, UNCB, UNCE, UNCF engine, 6F35, MPS6, MPS6I transmission.

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6 fault write-ups. All are important. No recall on the list.

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Known faults

6 important faults

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6-speed automatic: detaching shifter cable bushing, rollaway

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The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission ages over time and can detach. The transmission may not engage the selected gear, and the car can move in an unexpected direction. It can also happen that the driver puts the lever in Park and can remove the key while the transmission is not in Park: there is no warning message and no chime. If they get out like that without applying the parking brake, the car rolls away.

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Ford issued four campaigns between 2018 and 2022, covering an ever wider range: the 2022 one (22V413000) already includes the 2013–2019 Escape and the 2013–2016 Fusion. The factory repair also adds a protective cap over the bushing.

What to check

  • With the car stationary and the parking brake on, run through all the gear positions: each must engage precisely, with no free play in the lever
  • Put it in Park and try to remove the key: if the transmission is not in Park, the key must not come out
  • On a slight slope, in Park and without the parking brake, check that the car holds. Do this carefully, not standing outside it
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6-speed manual: the clutch fractures

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The clutch can fracture, the break damages the transmission case, and gearbox oil can leak from it. The car may become immobile, and the leaking oil can ignite on the hot engine or exhaust.

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Ford issued three campaigns. The first went out in March 2018 (18V169000) for the 1.6 EcoBoost with the 6-speed manual, the second in November 2018 (18V845000) for the 1.0 EcoBoost cars, and the third in June 2026 (26V376000) because part of the earlier repairs had been done incorrectly. A car that has had the repair is not necessarily in order.

In the European range the 1.0 EcoBoost with the 6-speed manual is the most common Focus.

What to check

  • Pull away from a standstill several times: the clutch must not shudder, slip or kick
  • Pull away on a hill using the clutch: slipping shows up here first
  • Look under the car around the transmission housing: fresh or dried oil traces can mean a break
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Door latch: the latching component breaks and the door can open while driving

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A component inside the door latch breaks, so the latch no longer holds properly: the door is hard to close, or it only catches on the first detent. The driver and the passenger may believe the door is properly shut when it is not, and it can open while driving.

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Ford issued five campaigns between 2015 and 2023, and two of them, 20V331000 and 23V775000, recalled cars where the earlier repair had not been carried out properly. The 2020 campaign names six models: the 2011-2014 Fiesta, the 2012-2015 Focus, the 2013-2015 C-Max, the 2014-2016 Transit Connect, the 2015 Mustang and the 2013-2014 Fusion. The factory repair fits a revised door latch.

What to check

  • Close all four doors with normal force: none should need slamming, and none should bounce back
  • Push each door half shut: it must hold on the first detent, with no play
  • Open and close each one from the outside and the inside, including the child locks at the rear
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Steering gear: the servo motor bolts corrode and the power assist is lost

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The electric power steering motor is attached to the steering gear housing with bolts. Slush thrown up from salted roads reaches those bolts and corrodes them. If a bolt cracks or falls out, the motor can separate from the housing and the power assist is lost: the steering becomes heavy, especially at low speed and when parking.

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Ford issued two campaigns, in 2015 and in 2019, both specifically for the US states where roads are salted in winter. The factory repair replaces the bolts and applies a wax sealer; if any bolt is broken or missing, the whole steering gear is replaced. The same load arises anywhere roads are salted in winter.

What to check

  • With the car stationary, turn the wheel fully both ways: the assist must not cut out or be heavier on one side
  • After starting, check the dash: the power steering warning light must not stay on
  • From underneath, look at where the motor meets the steering gear: no rust streaks on the bolts, and none missing
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MPS6 PowerShift: disintegrating clutch damper, clogged valve body

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The springs in the clutch damper sag and the plastic retainers break up, and the fragments get into the oil circuit. Debris from the two oil-bathed clutch packs adds to this, and the contamination clogs the channels in the valve body and the solenoids, which makes shifting jerky. This is why this gearbox needs frequent oil and filter changes.

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The shift forks have plastic tips that cannot take abrupt starts: they can break off and the gearbox can seize. At high mileage the input shaft bearing starts to vibrate, the gearbox cover seal leaks, and the input shaft speed sensor fails.

What to check

  • Pull away from a standstill several times, gently and briskly: shifts must not jerk or thump
  • Rolling slowly, shift up and down: the gearbox must not hesitate or drop into neutral
  • Ask for the oil and filter change invoices: on this gearbox they cannot be skipped
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MPS6i PowerShift: stripped spline connection, limp mode

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The weak point is the spline connection of the even-gear hub: repeated abrupt starts can strip the splines, and the gearbox goes into limp mode, holding only one or two gears.

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The remaining faults come from clutch wear and contamination of the mechatronic unit, and clutch wear is accelerated by oil seeping past the seal. The dual-mass flywheel has a short life, sometimes under 150,000 km.

What to check

  • Run through all the gears while rolling: none should be skipped, and it must not drop into limp mode
  • Pull away briskly too: the clutch must not slip and the shift must not hesitate
  • With the engine idling in neutral, listen: a worn dual-mass flywheel rattles
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Checklist

Ford Mondeo 1.5 EcoBoost Titanium

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Faults of this model

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Engine and transmission

4 engines · 3 transmissions

UNCA · 1.5 FLH

118 kW (160 HP) · petrol

6F35 · 6-speed automatic

automatic · 6 speed

Torque limit380 Nm
MakerFord/GM

We built the code from the model and the gear count. The factory sheet does not state it. More than one engine code is possible. The fault list shows the faults of each. More than one transmission is possible. The gear count does not tell them apart. The code is on the side of the transmission.

Variant data

What is in this version

Factory data

Trim
Titanium
Body
estate
Fuel
petrol
Transmission
automatic
Engine size
1498 cc
Power
118 kW (160 HP)
Drive
FWD
Production
2014–2019

Factory service interval

The manufacturer specifies this for this version. Of the mileage and the time, the one that comes first is the one that counts.

  • Air filter

    • 60,000 km or 4 years

  • Cabin (pollen) filter

    • 30,000 km or 2 years

  • Brake fluid change

    • first: 3 years, then 2 years(first change at 3 years, then every two years)

  • Spark plugs, petrol

    • 60,000 km or 6 years
All Mk5 versions

Information, not an expert opinion

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  • A fault on the list does not mean the car you are looking at has it.
  • A fault missing from the list does not mean the model is fault-free. Write-ups are made model by model. Not all of them are done.
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