Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is a reliability metric that measures the average operating time elapsed between consecutive failures of a system or component. Maintenance teams use MTBF calculations to analyze historical failure data, identify patterns in equipment degradation, and establish preventive maintenance schedules based on expected failure intervals. This metric supports capacity planning, spare parts inventory management, and decisions about whether to repair or replace aging equipment.

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) sits under Preventive and Predictive Maintenance in the Maintenance, Repair, and Facility Services domain of the Luminid skills catalogue.

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