Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016	Apr. 06, 2017	Apr. 02, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	MTS SYSTEMS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000068709
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-01
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Oct. 01, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,740,351
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Public Float			$ 0.9