UK vehicle statistics / KTM

How many KTM cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 38,219 licensed and 29,703 SORN KTM vehicles in the UK, across 41 published model groups. That means 1 in 2 surviving KTM is currently off the road.

Looking at a KTM?

Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. Before buying, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Is the KTM fleet shrinking?

Adding up every published KTM model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 41,521 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 38,219 in 2026 Q1, down 8%. That is up 17% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 29,703 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 67,922 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Before you buy

  • Ask why it was off the road — Of the 67,922 KTM vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (29,703 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual KTM — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Rarest KTM models

The published KTM model groups with the smallest surviving populations.

Every KTM model

ModelLicensedSORN
EXC8,60614,128
125 Duke4,7532,172
1290 Superduke3,9931,629
1290 Super Adventure2,997761
390 Duke1,9381,161
790 Duke1,732584
RC 1251,145709
690 SMC998576
890 Adventure1,331242
790 Adventure1,270279
690 Enduro903483
390 Adventure1,068211
890 Duke907327
690 Duke570570
990 Adventure474542
990 Supermoto483520
1190 RC8316654
990 Superduke363521
1190 Adventure579285
Freeride254534
RC 390382406
250 SX586185
950 Supermoto214330
1390 Superduke R 2442780
1090 Adventure327145
640 Supermoto99323
990 Duke 2424537
Duke 260214
690 LC483179
LC 870163
12514187
200 Duke91121
1050 Adventure13572
450 SX7494
890 SMT 2413715
625 SMC24123
300 EXC12818
390 Enduro1442
890 SMT 2312818
6609121
640 Adventure-R3582

How to read these numbers

Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.

Common questions

How many KTM cars are left in the UK?

38,219 KTM vehicles were licensed and 29,703 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 41 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.

Which KTM is rarest?

Of the published KTM model groups, the 640 Adventure-R has the smallest surviving population at 35 licensed and 82 SORN.

Is the KTM fleet shrinking?

Licensed numbers peaked at 41,521 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 38,219 in 2026 Q1, down 8%. That is up 17% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 29,703 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 67,922 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does a KTM population figure describe the car I am looking at?

No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.