The need for safety components in safety-related control systems arises in developing basic principles for preventing mechanical accidents and protecting safety for people and machines, especially in the development of automated drive systems for mobile construction machinery. An important parameter when using safety-relevant components respectively safety devices of automation technology-according to E DIN EN ISO 13849-1:2020-08 - in mobile machinery is the Diagnostic Coverage. The Diagnostic Coverage measures the effectiveness of the diagnosis as the ratio of the failure rate of noticed dangerous failures and failure rate of total dangerous failures. Because single- and dual-channel safety circuits from the Safety Related Parts of Control Systems (SRP/CS) might fail or get defective, a known level of Diagnostic Coverage helps to design such systems. As a supplementary method, the paper discusses the possibility of deriving a failure rate from empiric investigations via the context of fault classification known for electrical components from DIN EN 61508.-6:2011-02. Test procedures are not available in the development phase of new machines and new components in the field of mobile machines. Nevertheless, the Diagnostic Coverage is required for the calculation and design process. Similar to this test approach, the fault behaviour of technical products, defined in the FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), can be applied to estimate the fault conditions in parallel to the design development as a first step. The target of estimating the diagnostic coverage already in the development phase of safety-relevant hydraulic components and systems can thus be achieved more effectively, and is illustrated in the article employing an example. The Diagnostic Coverage must be determined to classify the entire SRP/CS and each individual component according to ISO 13849 in category 2 and categories 3 & 4. In practice, this means that the calculation must be executed for the respective sensors, the controller and the actuator individually, and the entire functional channel as a whole in the single- or dual-channel safety circuit system. This enables an initial estimate and calculation of the Diagnostic Coverage according to ISO 13849 in the development phase without executing time-consuming prototype tests or test results from the field. This results in time savings and an increase in effectiveness of the internal work processes. Furthermore, the early avoidance of potential systematic risks of product and process failures, allows to reduce the costs of the development phase significantly.