Published Financial Ombudsman Service decisions, 2013-April 2026

Tesco complaints: what the Ombudsman decided

We analysed 3,959 published Financial Ombudsman decisions linked to Tesco. 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 Tesco, this page shows 42.3%.

What people complain about

Rough guide

PPI Claims

1,504 decisions, 38% of this firm page

43.9%

Consumer Credit

679 decisions, 17.2% of this firm page

44.8%

Payment Disputes

483 decisions, 12.2% of this firm page

29.6%

Insurance Claims

231 decisions, 5.8% of this firm page

44.2%

Banking Disputes

211 decisions, 5.3% of this firm page

37%

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

2019301
2020273
2021257
2022289
2023283
2024301
202584
202620

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

34.2%

Worked out with interest

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

13.7%

Worked out by set rules

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

16.8%

Stress or hassle payment

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

3.9%

Refund

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

2.6%

No money ordered

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

0.8%

Not clear from the case

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

27.8%

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Source

Published Financial Ombudsman Service decisions from 2013–April 2026. This page uses 3,959 published decisions for Tesco.

Entities included

Tesco Personal Finance PLC; Tesco Underwriting 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 Tesco. Past results can't predict your case; this isn't legal advice.

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