FaultScore

Worst years for a KTM 790 Adventure R

Owners have filed 76 complaints about the KTM 790 Adventure R with NHTSA across model years 2019 to 2023. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2021 KTM 790 Adventure R

37 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2022 KTM 790 Adventure R

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every KTM 790 Adventure R year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2023 7 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2022 A 14 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2021 D 37 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2020 7 0 0 800 Brakes
2019 B 11 0 0 7,030 Brakes

What breaks on a KTM 790 Adventure R

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 19 25.0%

Worst in 2021

Brakes 15 19.7%

Worst in 2019

Fuel & Propulsion 14 18.4%

Worst in 2021

Electrical System 7 9.2%

Worst in 2021

Other & Unspecified 6 7.9%

Worst in 2021

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 6.6%

Worst in 2021

Lights 5 6.6%

Worst in 2021

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.6%

Worst in 2021

Steering 1 1.3%

Worst in 2019

Suspension 1 1.3%

Worst in 2019

Tires 1 1.3%

Worst in 2021

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every KTM 790 Adventure R, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2020 peak 9 May 2026

Compare the KTM 790 Adventure R

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.