BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Baotian BT 125 T-2: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which BT 125 T-2 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 62.0% average, from 637 DVSA tests.

2008
highest-passing year · 76.9%
2005
lowest-passing year · 57.9%
19.0pp
spread across 4 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2008 (76.9% of 65 tests). Lowest: 2005 (57.9% of 76). Years more than two points below the model average: 2005.

54%67%81%2005: 57.9% pass (76 tests)2006: 62.6% pass (214 tests)2007: 60.0% pass (260 tests)2008: 76.9% pass (65 tests)200520072008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (62.0%)
2005 76 57.9% -4.1 pp
2006 214 62.6% +0.6 pp
2007 260 60.0% -2.0 pp
2008 65 76.9% +14.9 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2009–2016
49%65%82%2009: 56.3% pass (64 tests)2010: 54.2% pass (118 tests)2011: 62.6% pass (123 tests)2012: 65.9% pass (85 tests)2013: 54.8% pass (62 tests)2014: 61.4% pass (57 tests)2015: 68.6% pass (35 tests)2016: 76.7% pass (30 tests)20092016

Questions

Which BT 125 T-2 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Baotian BT 125 T-2 overall (62.0%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 57.9% from 76 tests.
Which BT 125 T-2 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2008, at 76.9% of 65 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the BT 125 T-2 pass rate vary by year?
19.0 percentage points between the highest (2008, 76.9%) and lowest (2005, 57.9%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

Full report: Baotian BT 125 T-2 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #5145 of 5428 models· other Baotian models: BT 49 QT-9, BT 49 QT-9D, BT 50 QT-9, BT 49, BT 125, BT 125 T-21