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2.0 EcoBoost TPBA

The turbocharged petrol from the 2010 facelift, and a genuinely quick engine. It's chain-driven and direct-injected, so the valves carbon up in time and the cooling system is worth watching on hard-driven cars.

Overview

The 2.0 EcoBoost is the TPBA petrol version of the Ford Mondeo hatchback (Mk4), sold 2010–2014 with 203 PS and manual or automatic. Demands diligence at level 3. A sound turbo petrol whose direct injection carbons the valves in time, and the PowerShift automatic behind it is the bigger risk. 12 failure modes are recorded against its engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components. Prices on this page are illustrative placeholders rather than a sourced market sample. See the methodology for how the bands are derived.

Ford Mondeo hatchback (Mk4) · photo Ford Mondeo MK4 Fließheck Ghia front by M 93 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Power203 PS

Torque300 Nm

Years2010–2014

Fuelpetrol

DriveFWD

EnginesTPBA

Biggest risks

Ranked by probability × repair cost. 12 recorded in total.

52Demands diligence

PowerShift dry-clutch shudder and failure€1,200–€2,200partly checkable
Carbon buildup on intake valves€400–€700not checkable
Front control arm bushing wear€300–€700checkable

Risk level −22 · Likely spend vs price −26 · all issues →

System by system9 systems reviewed · 3 with no recurring fault reported

Engine✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Fuel system✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Intake & airwatchCarbon buildup on intake valves, €400–€700.

CoolingwatchCoolant expansion tank cracking, €120–€250.

Emissions✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Transmission⚠ attentionPowerShift dry-clutch shudder and failure, €1,200–€2,200.+1 more in this system

ElectricswatchFootwell module (FRM) failure, €150–€700.+2 more in this system

Suspension & brakeswatchFront control arm bushing wear, €300–€700.+3 more in this system

Body & interiorwatchCorrosion at the rear subframe and arch seams, €300–€2,000.

Known issues, ranked by expected cost

Faults recorded against this engine, its components and its chassis, ranked by likelihood × repair cost. Costs are indicative ranges with a stated labour basis.

PowerShift dry-clutch shudder and failureFord PowerShift six-speed dual clutch€1,200–€2,200

Shuddering as the car pulls away, jerky low-speed shifts, hesitation before engagement, and eventually a warning light or loss of drive. The dry dual-clutch pack wears and the control module's adaptation drifts with it. Some cars were improved under service actions, so which parts are fitted and when matters more than the mileage.

Check: Drive it slowly in traffic and through a car park, feeling for shudder as it takes up drive, then scan the transmission and ask for any service-action history.

TransmissioncommonPartly detectableevidence: documented80–160k km

Carbon buildup on intake valvesdirect injection€400–€700

Rough cold idle, slow throttle response, misfires, gradual loss of low-end response. Direct injection puts no fuel over the intake valves, so crankcase vapour deposits bake on undisturbed.

Check: Not visible without a borescope. Treat it as a service item that's due unless there's a receipt. It's not a fault, it's an unbudgeted maintenance cost.

Turbo & intakeuniversalNot detectable at viewingevidence: documented80–120k km

Front control arm bushing wearE9x chassis€300–€700

Knocking over bad surfaces, vague or wandering steering, uneven front tyre wear, steering shimmy under braking. The front lower arm bushings are a known wear item on this chassis and go well before the ball joints.

Check: Drive over a rough road at low speed with the windows down and listen. Check the inside edges of the front tyres for feathering.

SuspensionuniversalDetectable at viewingevidence: documented80–150k km

Run-flat tyres and kerbed or cracked wheelsE9x chassis€150–€900

Harsh ride, vibration at speed, slow punctures. Stiff-sidewall run-flats transmit impacts straight into the rim, and these alloys crack rather than bend.

Check: Inspect the inner rim edge of every wheel for cracks and hairline splits, not just the face for kerbing. Budget for a set of conventional tyres; most owners switch and the ride improves markedly.

SuspensioncommonDetectable at viewingevidence: documented

Corrosion at the rear subframe and arch seamsE9x chassis€300–€2,000

Bubbling at the rear arch lip, scaling on subframe mounting points and rear suspension components. Age plus road salt. This generation isn't a notorious rotter, but nothing from 2005–2013 is immune in a salted market.

Check: Put it on a lift and look at the rear subframe mounting points and the arch lips from behind. Largely a non-issue on cars from southern Europe, a real one on northern and Baltic cars.

Body & corrosionoccasionalDetectable at viewingevidence: documented

Rear suspension bush and subframe wearMondeo platform€250–€700

A knock from the rear over bumps, vague handling, and uneven tyre wear at the back. The rear multi-link bushes wear, and cars that carried weight or covered high mileage go first. Corrosion of the subframe is a second issue in salted climates.

Check: On a ramp, lever the rear bushes for splitting and look at the subframe for corrosion, then listen for a knock over rough roads.

SuspensioncommonPartly detectableevidence: documented130–230k km

Footwell module (FRM) failureE9x chassis€150–€700

Headlights, indicators, windows, wipers and central locking stop working at once, usually right after a battery change or a jump start. The module's memory corrupts when supply voltage dips. It is the single most common electrical failure on this generation.

Check: Test every window, both mirrors, the wipers, all exterior lights and the central locking before you drive. If any cluster of these is dead, this is why.

ElectricalcommonDetectable at viewingevidence: documented

Rear shock mount wearE9x chassis€250–€500

Knock from the rear over speed bumps, a hollow thump from the boot area. The rubber mounts perish. On hard-used cars the mount can crack the surrounding turret metal, which is a far bigger job.

Check: Lift the boot floor and look at the top of the shock towers for cracking or a lifted mount. Listen for a knock over bumps.

SuspensioncommonDetectable at viewingevidence: documented100–180k km

Ranked by probability × repair cost, not by how loudly a failure is discussed. Inherited from the engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, each written once. All 12 issues in full →

Mileage and servicing

What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.

Gearbox type matters more than mileage. A manual car is a simple proposition, and a PowerShift one needs its history read hard.

Service item	Interval	Cost
Walnut-blast intake Direct injection carbons the valves	roughly 100,000 km	€350–600
Cooling system Worth watching on a turbocharged petrol of this age	roughly 120,000 km	€400–900
PowerShift clutch pack A known weak point and an expensive one	on automatic cars, check the history	€1,200–2,200

What to pay

What this engine sells for, against the median of every engine in the chassis. All figures are illustrative placeholders. See the basis chips.

median €3.5k

€2.1k€2.9k€5.7k

Cheapfind the reasonGood buyif it checks outFairnormal moneyOverpricedneeds justifying

Asking price (€)Mileage (km)

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United States vs Europe

1 EUR = 1.08 USD · 2026-07

🇪🇺 Europe · EUR€2,850band €2,150–€5,700

🇺🇸 United StatesNot sold2.0 EcoBoost TPBA was never a US-market car

What that meansNo US band exists to compare. Any car you find there's a private import, parts and specialist knowledge are thinner, and the price says more about import cost than about the market.

US figures are the EU band converted at a stated rate. No US market differential is modelled: we hold no sourced US asking prices, and inventing one would be worse than saying so. What the comparison does show for real is availability. Most of this range was never sold in the US.

ModelFord Mondeo 2.0 EcoBoost
ChassisMk4
EngineTPBA
Years2010–2014
MarketCentral EU
Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07

Good buy at or under the marker · Median asking price · bar spans the 10th to 90th percentile · dashed line is the mk4 median, all 4 engines

Good buy isn't the same as cheapest. The good-buy figure assumes the known failure items are either done with receipts or verifiably not yet due. Full breakdown by facelift phase →

Buyer notes

Our judgement, kept separate from the records it's built on.

Our read, not a record

The 2.0 EcoBoost arrived with the facelift and gives the Mondeo real pace with far fewer diesel complications. It's chain-driven and turbocharged, so the valves accumulate carbon over time and the cooling system deserves attention on hard-driven cars, but neither is a serious threat. What decides the purchase is the gearbox. The dry-clutch PowerShift fitted to some cars has a poor reputation and a replacement costs more than the car is worth, so a manual is the safe answer.

Everything above this line comes from the issue and specification records. This paragraph is our judgement on top of them. See how we reach it.

Full specification

Manufacturer figures for this engine and body, as recorded in the variant and engine data.

Engine code	TPBA 2.0 EcoBoost
Configuration	I4, turbocharged · 1999 cc
Fuel / injection	petrol · direct
Model years	2010–2014
Facelift phase	Facelift (LCI) only, from 2010
Power / torque	203 PS · 300 Nm
Transmissions	6-speed manual · 6-speed PowerShift
Gearbox families	Ford MMT6 / Durashift six-speed manual · Ford PowerShift six-speed dual clutch
Drivetrain	FWD
Economy (real-world)	8–10 l/100 km mixed
Markets	EU

2.0 EcoBoost TPBA

Overview

Known issues, ranked by expected cost

Pre-purchase inspection

1Static checksEngine off, ideally on a lift.

2On the driveInclude low-speed manoeuvring, not just an open road.

3PaperworkOn these cars the folder is most of the value.