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MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
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Model report · 2005–2025

BAOTIAN BT 49 QT-11D

49cc Petrol Class 1
69.3%
first-time pass rate
25.6%
failed outright
2,961
median miles at test
277
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2013–2015

The BT 49 QT-11D's first-time pass rate has fallen 5.4 points since 2013, 70.5% to 65.1%.

56%65%73%2013: 70.5% pass (44 tests)2014: 59.0% pass (39 tests)2015: 65.1% pass (43 tests)20132015

What fails on a BT 49 QT-11D

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
72 38.3
steering and suspension
36 19.1
brakes
28 14.9
tyres and wheels
27 14.4
lamps and reflectors
13 6.9
structure and attachments
3 1.6
steering
3 1.6
body and structure
2 1.1
driving controls
2 1.1
fuel and exhaust
2 1.1

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the BT 49 QT-11D beats 2 of its 4 closest rivals (PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT, PIAGGIO ZIP, PIAGGIO NRG).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the BT 49 QT-11D.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2008 (73.0% pass). Weakest: 2010 (62.3%).

60%68%75%2008: 73.0% pass (111 tests)2010: 62.3% pass (77 tests)20082010

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.