Reliability

MTTR Calculator — Mean Time To Repair

Enter total repair time and the number of breakdowns to get MTTR for an asset, instantly.

MTTR = Total repair time ÷ Number of breakdowns

Your numbers

hours
Clock time from stop to back in production, across all breakdowns.
breakdowns
Unplanned failures in the same period.

MTTR

3hours

Average time to repair per breakdown

In minutes180
Breakdowns6

MTTR = 18 hours ÷ 6 = 3 hours

How the calculation works

MTTR = total repair (downtime) time ÷ number of repairs over that time. It’s the average time a breakdown keeps a machine down, from stop to running again — a measure of how fast your team recovers, not how often problems happen. Lower MTTR is better.

MTTR is the other half of the reliability picture that MTBF doesn’t capture. Together: Availability = MTBF ÷ (MTBF + MTTR) — the standard reliability-engineering definition, distinct from but related to OEE’s Availability component.

MTTR is usually the faster metric to improve — spare-parts stocking, clearer fault codes, and a documented repair procedure typically move MTTR before they move MTBF, which depends more on root-cause elimination over a longer horizon.

This calculator is for one machine over one period, entered by hand. MachDatum CMMS records every breakdown work order from report to close, so MTTR (and MTBF) update per asset as work orders close, instead of waiting for someone to tally repairs at the end of the month.

Frequently asked questions

MTTR stands for Mean Time To Repair. It is the average time from when a machine stops due to an unplanned failure to when it is back in production — covering fault detection, technician response, diagnosis, parts sourcing, the repair itself, and testing.

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