Published Financial Ombudsman Service decisions, 2013-April 2026

MBNA complaints: what the Ombudsman decided

We analysed 3,850 published Financial Ombudsman decisions linked to MBNA. This page shows outcomes, complaint types and decision patterns without rating the firm.

More complaints doesn't mean worse service — big firms serve millions of customers, so they naturally show up more often. Win rates reflect the mix of complaint types a firm faces, not a quality score.

Across the full dataset, about 1 in 3 clear-result cases ended with the customer winning fully or partly (33.5%). For MBNA, this page shows 29.7%.

What people complain about

Rough guide

PPI Claims

1,917 decisions, 49.8% of this firm page

30.2%

Consumer Credit

640 decisions, 16.6% of this firm page

30.8%

Payment Disputes

280 decisions, 7.3% of this firm page

20.7%

Insurance Claims

257 decisions, 6.7% of this firm page

30.7%

Banking Disputes

176 decisions, 4.6% of this firm page

36.9%

The percentage at the end of each row is the rough won-or-partly-won rate for that broad category.

How it changed over time

2019154
2020152
2021227
2022126
202381
2024139
202599
202628

The 2026 figure covers published decisions up to April 2026.

What happens when customers win

Set amount listed

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

13.9%

Worked out with interest

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

6.5%

Worked out by set rules

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

25.5%

Stress or hassle payment

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

1.4%

Refund

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

1%

No money ordered

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

1%

Not clear from the case

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

50.7%

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Source

Published Financial Ombudsman Service decisions from 2013–April 2026. This page uses 3,850 published decisions for MBNA.

Entities included

MBNA Limited.

What won means

Won means the Financial Ombudsman agreed with the customer. Partly won means it agreed with part of the complaint. Unclear outcomes are left out of the rate.

Not a rating

This is not a review or rating of MBNA. Past results can't predict your case; this isn't legal advice.

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