Wondering what servo to run in your 1/10 buggy, stadium truck or short course truck? Three servos lead by a wide margin: the ProTek 160T, the Savox SC-1258TG and the ProTek 160TBL. We counted the setups saved in the RC Setup App since January 2024: 832 racers named a servo. By brand, ProTek leads with 221 of them, followed by Savox at 187 and Power HD at 73.
The number under each servo is how many racers run it. Some of these have been renamed or replaced, so where a servo has a new name or a replacement, the blurb says where the button goes. Counts updated November 2026.
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Most popular servos for 1/10 off-road
This list covers servos with at least 10 racers. Buggies, stadium trucks and short course trucks share one list, and each blurb says where a servo is most popular. Nine of the 12 are low profile.
1. ProTek 160T
68 racers
The most popular servo in our count, with 68 racers, 58 of them in buggies. It leads in both 2WD (49) and 4WD (24). ProTek has since renamed it: the 275LPT is a refined version of the 160T, and that's where the button goes. It's a low-profile metal gear servo rated for 274 oz-in and 0.06 sec at 7.4V.
Buy the 275LPT at AMain (opens in new tab)
2. Savox SC-1258TG
56 racers
Second overall with 56 racers, and the most popular servo in short course after the Traxxas servo that comes in the Slash. 15 of its racers named the Black Edition. The button goes to the SC-1258TGP, a standard-size titanium gear servo rated for 166.6 oz-in and 0.08 sec at 6.0V. The second button goes to its Black Edition.
Buy the SC-1258TGP at AMain (opens in new tab) See the Black Edition at AMain (opens in new tab)
3. ProTek 160TBL Black Label
51 racers
The brushless version of the 160T, with 51 racers: 44 in buggies and 7 in stadium trucks, where it's the most popular servo. ProTek renamed it the 300LPT, a refined version of the 160TBL. It's low profile, rated for 290 oz-in and 0.06 sec at 7.4V, and weighs 55g.
Buy the 300LPT at AMain (opens in new tab)
4. Power HD S15
22 racers
All 22 of its racers run it in buggies, and 21 of them in 2WD. It's a low-profile brushless servo with titanium and steel gears, rated for 16.5 kg-cm and 0.05 sec at 8.4V.
See the S15 at Integy
5. Reedy RT2007A
17 racers
Reedy's low-profile brushless high-torque servo, with 17 racers: 16 in buggies, 11 in 2WD and 7 in 4WD. It's rated for 236 oz-in and 0.09 sec at 6.0V.
Buy the RT2007A at AMain (opens in new tab)
6. ProTek 160SS
14 racers
The speed version of ProTek's 160 line, with 14 racers, 13 of them in buggies. ProTek renamed it the 150LPS, built on the 160SS. It trades torque for speed: 0.04 sec and 152 oz-in at 7.4V.
Buy the 150LPS at AMain (opens in new tab)
7. Power HD R12
12 racers
12 racers, 10 in buggies and 11 in 2WD. It's a low-profile servo, and the R12S version is rated for about 12 kg-cm and 0.06 sec at 7.4V.
See the R12S at Super G Drift
8. MKS HBL550
12 racers
12 racers, spread across buggies (8), stadium trucks (2) and short course (2). The HBL550 is a standard-size brushless servo rated for 499 oz-in at 7.4V. 5 of its racers named the low-profile HBL550LX, which the second button goes to.
Buy the HBL550 at AMain (opens in new tab) See the HBL550LX at AMain (opens in new tab)
9. Spektrum S6245
11 racers
11 racers, all in buggies, split 6 in 2WD and 5 in 4WD. It's the S6240 in an all-aluminum, low-profile case, rated for 206 oz-in and 0.08 sec at 6V.
Buy the S6245 at AMain (opens in new tab)
10. Savox SC-1257TG
10 racers
Savox's speed servo, with 10 racers: 8 in buggies and 3 in short course. The button goes to the Black Edition, a standard-size titanium gear servo rated for 0.07 sec and 138.9 oz-in at 6.0V.
Buy the Black Edition at AMain (opens in new tab)
11. Reedy RT1408
10 racers
10 racers, all in buggies and nearly all in 2WD. Associated lists it as discontinued, so the button goes to the RT2007A, Reedy's current low-profile high-torque servo.
See the RT2007A at AMain (opens in new tab)
12. ProTek 575
10 racers
10 racers, 8 of them in buggies. It's the strongest servo on this list: a low-profile brushless servo rated for 575 oz-in and 0.055 sec at 8.4V. It runs on 6.0 to 8.4V, so it needs a high-voltage setup.
Buy the 575 at AMain (opens in new tab)Short course trucks
The most common servo among the 178 short course racers who named one is the Traxxas 2075, with 21, because it comes in the Slash. It isn't in the list above, since it's the stock servo rather than one racers chose. The most popular upgrade in short course is the Savox SC-1258TG, with 12 racers.
How we counted
We count anonymous totals from setups saved in the app for 1/10 electric buggies, stadium trucks and short course trucks. A racer counts once per servo no matter how many setups they've saved, and a value only counts if the racer entered it themselves, not if it came along with a copied setup. Versions of the same servo, like the Savox SC-1258TG and its Black Edition, are counted together. Racers who named only a brand count toward the brand totals but not a servo. Specs come from the listing each button goes to.
