BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Baotian BT 125 T-21: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which BT 125 T-21 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 66.7% average, from 888 DVSA tests.

2012
highest-passing year · 68.4%
2011
lowest-passing year · 63.2%
5.2pp
spread across 3 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: 2012 (68.4% of 443 tests). Lowest: 2011 (63.2% of 228). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011.

62%66%69%2011: 63.2% pass (228 tests)2012: 68.4% pass (443 tests)2013: 66.8% pass (214 tests)201120122013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (66.7%)
2011 228 63.2% -3.5 pp
2012 443 68.4% +1.7 pp
2013 214 66.8% +0.1 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 · 2014–2023
59%68%76%2014: 66.0% pass (53 tests)2015: 66.9% pass (151 tests)2016: 67.4% pass (193 tests)2017: 63.9% pass (144 tests)2018: 66.2% pass (74 tests)2019: 73.4% pass (64 tests)2020: 61.9% pass (42 tests)2021: 63.5% pass (52 tests)2022: 64.1% pass (39 tests)2023: 73.3% pass (30 tests)20142023

Questions

Which BT 125 T-21 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Baotian BT 125 T-21 overall (66.7%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 63.2% from 228 tests.
Which BT 125 T-21 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2012, at 68.4% of 443 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the BT 125 T-21 pass rate vary by year?
5.2 percentage points between the highest (2012, 68.4%) and lowest (2011, 63.2%) 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-21 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4925 of 5428 models· other Baotian models: BT 49 QT-9, BT 49 QT-9D, BT 50 QT-9, BT 49, BT 125, BT 50 QT-11