1993 Mercedes-Benz 190 E: MOT pass rate and reliability

77.4% of 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190 Es pass the MOT first time, measured across 371 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 119,584 miles.

How the 1993 compares

  • Against all Mercedes-Benz 190 Es (77.1%, 1,942 tests): +0.3 points
  • Against all 1993 cars (72.1%): +5.3 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mercedes-Benz 190 E model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1993 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mercedes-Benz 190 E:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1990 76.2% 357 122,546
1991 77.8% 333 123,696
1992 75% 468 124,912
1993 77.4% 371 119,584

What this means if you are buying a 1993 190 E

The 1993 sits close to the Mercedes-Benz 190 E average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 33-year-old car fails on

A 1993 car is 33 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190 E the average at test was 119,584 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 1991 at 77.8%, and the weakest in our data is 1992 at 75%. That 2.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 1993 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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