KTM 1290 Super Adventure R

Owners filed 4 complaints across 4 model years of the KTM 1290 Super Adventure R. The 2018 drew the most (2); the 2021 the fewest (1).

Model years4

Complaints4

Recalls2

Fires0

Deaths0

Every KTM 1290 Super Adventure R model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2021	1	0	—	—	Power Train	Routine
2020	1	1	—	—	Service Brakes	Routine
2019	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2018	2	0	—	—	Electrical System	Routine

Which KTM 1290 Super Adventure R years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2018 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the electrical system.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.