Ktm MOT failure rates by model
Ktm cars fail 15.1% of MOT tests. Here is every Ktm model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Ktm cars?
Across 391,690 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 15.1% of Ktm cars fail. That is 10.6 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Ktm models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ktm 125 | 22.4% | 33,183 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm Rc | 21.2% | 10,241 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 250exc | 21.0% | 1,389 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm Exc | 20.7% | 9,381 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 400exc | 20.2% | 1,006 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 200exc | 20.1% | 1,263 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 520 | 19.4% | 1,483 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 450exc | 19.2% | 2,527 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 625smc | 18.8% | 1,063 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm Lc4 | 18.6% | 1,811 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 525exc | 18.5% | 1,098 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 400 | 18.4% | 6,609 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 200 | 18.2% | 7,535 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 525 | 18.1% | 4,987 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm Duke | 18.1% | 4,333 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 250 | 17.8% | 29,227 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 450smr | 17.7% | 1,594 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 620 | 17.7% | 1,030 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 450 | 17.3% | 18,721 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 525smr | 17.0% | 1,196 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 530 | 16.6% | 2,444 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm Freeride | 16.3% | 3,979 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 350 | 16.2% | 13,399 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 640 | 16.1% | 20,824 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 660 | 16.1% | 2,205 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 625 | 16.0% | 1,568 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 300 | 15.8% | 16,373 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm Unknown | 15.1% | 4,097 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 500 | 13.8% | 4,115 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm Rc8 | 13.1% | 2,120 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 950 | 13.0% | 13,885 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 690 | 12.9% | 25,151 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm Super | 12.0% | 7,912 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 990 | 11.8% | 28,035 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm Lc | 11.7% | 2,132 | Brakes |
| Ktm 390 | 11.3% | 15,376 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm Adventure | 11.2% | 1,497 | Brakes |
| Ktm 1190 | 10.6% | 15,201 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 790 | 9.8% | 10,860 | Brakes |
| Ktm 10 | 8.5% | 1,525 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 890 | 8.2% | 4,025 | Brakes |
| Ktm 1290 | 8.1% | 36,338 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ktm 1090 | 7.8% | 2,708 | Brakes |
Which Ktm fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Ktm 125 has the highest failure rate at 22.4%, and the Ktm 1090 the lowest at 7.8%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain