League table/KTM
Make report · 2005–2025
KTM
81.8%
first-time pass rate
9.6%
failed outright
304k
MOT tests, 2005–2025
KTM at a glance
Most reliable model
1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S 21
96.2% pass
Least reliable model
DUKE 125
63.5% pass
Most tested model
950
9,802 tests
Among KTM models with ≥ 100 tests.
What fails a KTM
failure defects across all KTM models · advisories excluded
lighting and signalling is KTM's most common failure — 2.9% of all KTM tests record one.
| Component group | Share of defects | % of tests | Worst offenders |
|---|---|---|---|
| lighting and signalling |
|
2.9 | see ranking |
| lamps and reflectors |
|
2.6 | see ranking |
| brakes |
|
2.1 | see ranking |
| steering and suspension |
|
1.5 | see ranking |
| suspension |
|
1.3 | see ranking |
Top failure groups aggregated across every KTM model, 2005–2025. "% of tests" = share of the make's tests recording at least one defect in that group.
KTM models, ranked by test volume
top 60 of 295 models (≥ 100 tests), 2005–2025 · by volume
| Model | Pass rate | Pass % | Fail % | Median miles | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 950 |
|
85.0 | 7.0 | 15,222 | 9,802 |
| 125 |
|
71.0 | 18.9 | 9,806 | 9,690 |
| 640 LC4-E |
|
80.6 | 10.0 | 7,836 | 8,115 |
| 450 EXC |
|
76.4 | 12.7 | 3,298 | 7,579 |
| 250 EXC |
|
75.2 | 13.8 | 2,699 | 6,322 |
| SUPER DUKE 990 |
|
86.7 | 6.0 | 12,261 | 6,217 |
| 1290 |
|
89.3 | 5.4 | 11,790 | 6,212 |
| 690 |
|
85.9 | 6.7 | 7,084 | 6,149 |
| 990 ADVENTURE |
|
85.3 | 6.6 | 20,878 | 5,511 |
| 400 EXC |
|
77.3 | 12.1 | 3,637 | 5,086 |
| EXC |
|
73.7 | 13.9 | 2,674 | 5,084 |
| 1190 |
|
90.4 | 4.5 | 15,830 | 5,021 |
| 250 |
|
79.4 | 10.7 | 2,300 | 4,580 |
| 990 SUPERDUKE |
|
85.3 | 6.7 | 11,588 | 4,534 |
| 640 DUKE II |
|
80.6 | 9.9 | 8,889 | 4,182 |
| 990 SUPERMOTO T |
|
87.8 | 6.3 | 16,748 | 4,076 |
| 200 EXC |
|
75.2 | 13.9 | 2,205 | 3,967 |
| 250 EXC-F |
|
74.7 | 13.6 | 2,974 | 3,832 |
| 390 |
|
86.4 | 7.2 | 5,598 | 3,737 |
| 350 |
|
81.0 | 10.3 | 2,811 | 3,619 |
| 300 EXC |
|
78.0 | 11.4 | 2,705 | 3,474 |
| RC |
|
70.3 | 19.2 | 9,333 | 3,451 |
| 390 DUKE 17 |
|
87.0 | 6.5 | 4,650 | 2,885 |
| 450 |
|
81.4 | 9.4 | 2,678 | 2,574 |
| 640 |
|
83.2 | 8.4 | 10,553 | 2,463 |
| 790 DUKE 18 |
|
87.8 | 5.9 | 7,267 | 2,425 |
| 300 |
|
80.3 | 9.0 | 2,473 | 2,386 |
| 1290 SUPERDUKE GT 17 |
|
92.3 | 5.0 | 12,209 | 2,317 |
| 525 EXC RACING |
|
77.1 | 11.5 | 3,627 | 2,297 |
| 1290 SUPERDUKE R 17 |
|
89.5 | 3.8 | 8,902 | 2,170 |
| 450 EXC-R |
|
78.3 | 11.9 | 3,080 | 2,071 |
| 125 EXC |
|
67.1 | 20.4 | 2,966 | 2,044 |
| 1190 RC8 |
|
84.2 | 8.0 | 10,787 | 1,911 |
| 125 DUKE 19 |
|
75.6 | 15.2 | 7,950 | 1,897 |
| 125 DUKE 17 |
|
76.4 | 13.6 | 8,692 | 1,892 |
| LC 8 |
|
86.5 | 6.1 | 22,947 | 1,872 |
| 625 SMC |
|
79.0 | 9.6 | 6,784 | 1,804 |
| 790 DUKE 19 |
|
87.9 | 4.5 | 6,100 | 1,738 |
| 125 DUKE 18 |
|
76.3 | 13.0 | 8,023 | 1,711 |
| 200 |
|
80.8 | 10.7 | 3,002 | 1,707 |
| 690 LC4 SUPERMOTO |
|
82.4 | 8.2 | 8,559 | 1,672 |
| 990 SUPERMOTO |
|
87.7 | 5.6 | 13,617 | 1,655 |
| 1290 SUPERDUKE R 18 |
|
90.1 | 3.7 | 7,976 | 1,636 |
| 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S 17 |
|
93.3 | 2.7 | 14,199 | 1,631 |
| DUKE |
|
79.7 | 11.7 | 10,208 | 1,619 |
| RC8 |
|
84.7 | 7.0 | 10,351 | 1,604 |
| 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S 18 |
|
92.9 | 3.0 | 12,084 | 1,527 |
| FREERIDE |
|
79.8 | 10.5 | 1,732 | 1,387 |
| 125 DUKE |
|
67.9 | 21.4 | 11,660 | 1,381 |
| 450SMR |
|
79.5 | 11.5 | 2,952 | 1,339 |
| 530 EXC-R |
|
79.3 | 11.4 | 3,137 | 1,321 |
| 525EXC |
|
77.8 | 11.8 | 2,756 | 1,299 |
| 690 SMC |
|
82.5 | 8.5 | 7,235 | 1,254 |
| 690 DUKE |
|
83.8 | 7.4 | 7,835 | 1,231 |
| 10 50 |
|
90.8 | 5.1 | 12,728 | 1,169 |
| 1290 SUPERDUKE R 19 |
|
88.8 | 4.3 | 6,874 | 1,149 |
| 690 DUKE 12 |
|
85.1 | 6.6 | 8,054 | 1,077 |
| 990 ADVENTURE R |
|
86.5 | 6.8 | 17,162 | 1,068 |
| 990 ADVENTURE 12 |
|
86.7 | 6.0 | 14,345 | 1,056 |
| 390 DUKE 18 |
|
89.5 | 4.8 | 4,582 | 1,030 |
Normal tests only. Median miles is odometer reading at test where recorded. Looking for a specific model? Search all KTM models. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results, 2005–2025.