EXHIBIT 23


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on
Form S-8 (Nos. 333-28661, 33-21699,33-35288, 333-39388, 33-45386 and 333-82582)
of MTS Systems Corporation of our report dated December 20, 2002, with respect
to the consolidated balance sheets of MTS Systems Corporation as of September
28, 2002 and September 30, 2001 and the related consolidated statements of
income, shareholders' investment and cash flows, and the related consolidated
financial statement schedule for each of the fiscal years in the three-year
period ended September 28, 2002, which report appears in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of MTS Systems Corporation for the fiscal year ended September 28,
2002.

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has
restated its consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years
ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, which consolidated financial statements were
previously audited by other independent auditors.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company
changed its method of accounting for derivative financial instruments and its
method of revenue recognition in fiscal year 2001. As discussed in Note 1 to the
consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting
for goodwill in fiscal year 2002.


                                              /S/ KPMG LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota,
December 27, 2002