KTM 500 Exc

Owners filed 3 complaints across 3 model years of the KTM 500 Exc. The 2013 drew the most (2); the 2016 the fewest (1).

Model years3

Complaints3

Recalls2

Fires0

Deaths0

Every KTM 500 Exc model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2016	1	0	—	—	Unknown or Other	Routine
2013	2	1	—	—	Service Brakes	Routine
2012	0	1	—	—	—	Routine

Which KTM 500 Exc years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2013 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the service brakes. It carries 1 recall.

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.