KTM 300 MOT pass rate and common failures

KTM 300 motorcycles pass the MOT 82.92% of the time, measured across 240 tests in the DVSA record. A further 8.33% passed only after a defect was put right at the test station.

Worse than average: 4 points below the 86.87% figure for all motorcycles tested.

Pass rate 82.92% 199 of 240

Fixed at the station 8.33% passed after an on-the-spot repair

Average mileage at test 3,551 miles

Average age at test 10.95 years old

Engine 293cc MOT class 1 and 2

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What to check before the MOT

Built from this model's own failure record, not general advice.

Start with not working - it accounts for 76.2% of failed tests on this model.
Then check missing and does not conform to the specified requirements, the next two most common reasons.
Age matters here: 85.81% of 6-10 year old examples pass, against 79.71% at 11-15 years - a gap of 6.1 points.
The most common advisory is has excessive play (12.5% of all tests) - not a failure, but money you will spend sooner or later.
Average recorded mileage at test is 3,551 miles, which is the number to compare any advert against.

Pass rate by age

A single pass rate hides the most useful thing in this data: how the same model behaves at three years old and at fifteen.

Age at test	Pass rate		Tests
6-10 years	85.81%		148
11-15 years	79.71%		69

Why the KTM 300 fails

Share of failed tests on this model where the item was recorded. One test can fail on several items, so the column does not add up to 100%.

#	Item	Of failures	Tests
1	Not working	76.2%	16
2	Missing	57.1%	12
3	Does not conform to the specified requirements	52.4%	11
4	Has excessive play	23.8%	5
5	Spoke excessively loose	19%	4
6	Has a serious fluid leak	14.3%	3
7	Incorrect	9.5%	2
8	Less than 1.0 mm thick	9.5%	2
9	Missing in the case of a single lamp or all lamps	9.5%	2
10	Not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions	9.5%	2

Most common advisories

Not a failure and not a legal requirement to fix - but an advisory that repeats year after year is money the next owner spends.

#	Item	Of all tests	Tests
1	Has excessive play	12.5%	30
2	Has a serious fluid leak	5%	12
3	Less than 1.0 mm thick	5%	12
4	Worn to excess	3.3%	8
5	Excessively loose	2.5%	6
6	Sprocket worn to excess	2.5%	6
7	Significantly and obviously worn	2.1%	5
8	Is so short that the brake cannot be readily applied	1.7%	4
9	Noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition	1.7%	4
10	Pin or bush excessively worn	1.7%	4

KTM 300 for sale

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Similar bikes compared

Models of comparable capacity, so the comparison means something.

Model	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
Piaggio VESPA GTS · 240-300cc	4,305	92.15%	9,875
Honda CRF 220-250cc · 220-250cc	2,452	89.76%	7,549
Royal Enfield METEOR 350 · 349cc	2,133	93.95%	4,543
Honda NSS 250-297cc · 250-297cc	1,397	90.34%	17,407
Honda CRF 300 LA-M · 286cc	1,297	88.43%	3,963
BMW G310 · 313cc	1,129	90.79%	7,243

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

KTM 300 MOT questions

What is the MOT pass rate for the KTM 300?+

82.92% of KTM 300 MOT tests end in a pass, based on 240 tests in the DVSA dataset.

What is the most common MOT failure on a KTM 300?+

Not working, which appears in 76.2% of failed tests on this model.

Does the KTM 300 get harder to pass as it ages?+

At 11-15 years old the pass rate is 79.71%, against 85.81% for examples 6-10 years old.

Where does this data come from?+

From the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, which records every MOT carried out in England, Scotland and Wales. It is published under the Open Government Licence and covers 2025.

Does a high pass rate mean the bike is reliable?+

Not by itself. The MOT checks safety items - brakes, tyres, lights, structure - and says nothing about engines, gearboxes or electrics. Read it as a maintenance signal, not a reliability score.