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KTM MOT pass rates and common failures

KTM motorcycles pass the MOT 85.29% of the time across 32,383 tests. 1.6 points below the all-motorcycle average of 86.87%.

Pass rate 85.29% 27,621 of 32,383 passed
Models with a page 45 min. 200 tests each
Fixed at the station 6.4% passed after an on-the-spot repair
Average mileage at test 11,026 miles on the clock
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Every KTM model

Sorted by sample size. The bigger the number of tests, the more the pass rate can be trusted.

Model Tests Pass rate   Avg mileage
125 · 125cc 894 72.15% 15,527
1290 · 1,301cc 858 90.68% 18,649
690 · 689cc 736 87.5% 11,416
1190 · 1,194cc 617 90.76% 24,064
125 DUKE 21 · 125cc 546 73.81% 8,501
790 DUKE 19 · 799cc 521 90.21% 9,049
790 DUKE 18 · 799cc 508 90.16% 11,442
125 DUKE 19 · 125cc 507 74.36% 11,416
125 DUKE 22 · 125cc 499 74.75% 7,915
1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S 21 · 1,301cc 477 96.23% 12,894
250 · 248cc 469 80.81% 3,440
390 DUKE 17 · 375cc 467 83.94% 7,568
1290 SUPERDUKE R 21 · 1,301cc 458 90.39% 7,057
350 · 350cc 423 79.91% 4,400
1290 SUPERDUKE GT 17 · 1,301cc 406 92.12% 18,923
950 · 941cc 379 87.07% 25,689
390 · 374cc 379 87.07% 9,263
RC · 231cc 359 70.75% 14,313
1290 SUPERDUKE R 18 · 1,301cc 353 90.37% 12,253
1290 SUPERDUKE R 17 · 1,301cc 347 91.35% 13,564
1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S 18 · 1,301cc 344 93.9% 18,164
790 DUKE 20 · 799cc 334 88.32% 7,829
1290 SUPERDUKE R 19 · 1,301cc 327 92.35% 9,458
125 DUKE 18 · 125cc 323 69.66% 11,952
125 DUKE 20 · 125cc 323 71.52% 9,895
1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S 22 · 1,301cc 323 95.98% 10,264
1290 SUPERDUKE R 20 · 1,301cc 321 89.72% 9,510
SUPER DUKE 990 · 1,000cc 303 90.43% 19,453
450 · 449cc 281 81.14% 4,440
125 DUKE 17 · 126cc 273 71.43% 14,704
990 SUPERMOTO T · 1,000cc 266 86.84% 26,355
390 ADVENTURE 20 · 373cc 257 91.44% 7,732
390 DUKE 21 · 372cc 255 86.67% 5,497
1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S 19 · 1,301cc 253 90.12% 15,205
990 ADVENTURE · 998cc 246 82.52% 33,347
300 · 293cc 240 82.92% 3,551
300 EXC TPI 19 · 292cc 240 82.08% 2,968
890 ADVENTURE R 21 · 889cc 238 91.18% 8,471
1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S 17 · 1,301cc 235 91.91% 22,930
790 ADVENTURE 19 · 799cc 232 90.52% 13,056
890 DUKE R 21 · 889cc 220 91.36% 6,323
640 LC4-E · 626cc 210 84.29% 13,594
890 ADVENTURE 21 · 889cc 210 92.86% 9,640
390 ADVENTURE 21 · 373cc 205 93.66% 6,369
300 EXC TPI 22 · 291cc 202 85.15% 1,843

Why KTM motorcycles fail the MOT

Share of failed KTM tests where this item was recorded.

# Item Of failures   Tests
1 Missing 29.4% 790
2 Not working 16.2% 435
3 Has a serious fluid leak 6.5% 175
4 Does not conform to the specified requirements 6.4% 171
5 Tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm 6.2% 166
6 Flashing more than 120 times a minute 4.4% 118
7 Excessively binding 4.3% 115
8 Excessively loose 4.3% 115

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Compare with other makes

Honda 86.02% Yamaha 84.57% Triumph 90.17% Suzuki 85.79% BMW 93.15% Kawasaki 87.25% Harley-Davidson 90.55% Piaggio 85.93% Ducati 90.49% Royal Enfield 90.76% Aprilia 84.64% Lexmoto 66.26%

Source: DVSA MOT testing data, 2025 · updated Aug 2026 · licence and method

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