Used car guide

1990 Mercedes-Benz 300: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 76% pass first time (all 1990 cars: 72%) Stands out: coil springs 2.1×, ball joint dust cover 2.3× 717 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 68% pass first time (all 1990 cars: 72%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 164 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Mercedes-Benz 300 compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2005–Too few tests
2004–Too few tests
2003–Too few tests
2002–Too few tests
2001–Too few tests
2000–Too few tests
1999–Too few tests
1996–Too few tests
1995–Too few tests
1994–Too few tests
1993609Suspension 30%
19921,161Suspension 31%
19911,101Suspension 33%
1989–Too few tests
1988–Too few tests
1987–Too few tests
1986–Too few tests
1985–Too few tests
1984–Too few tests
1983–Too few tests
1982–Too few tests
1981–Too few tests
1980–Too few tests
1979–Too few tests
1978–Too few tests
1977–Too few tests
1976–Too few tests
1975–Too few tests
1974–Too few tests
1973–Too few tests
1972–Too few tests
1971–Too few tests
1965–Too few tests
1955–Too few tests