BAOTIAN BT 49 QT-28C

49cc Petrol Class 1

63.3%

first-time pass rate

29.9%

failed outright

4,494

median miles at test

147

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2014–2015

The BT 49 QT-28C's first-time pass rate has risen 4.6 points since 2014, 56.7% to 61.3%.

What fails on a BT 49 QT-28C

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	41	33.1
steering and suspension	36	29
brakes	16	12.9
tyres and wheels	10	8.1
fuel and exhaust	8	6.5
body and structure	6	4.8
suspension	3	2.4
structure and attachments	2	1.6
lamps and reflectors	1	0.8
tyres	1	0.8

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-28C beats 0 of its 4 closest rivals (PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT, PIAGGIO ZIP, PIAGGIO NRG).

PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT 65.2% pass · 83.7k tests PIAGGIO ZIP 71.3% pass · 79.0k tests PIAGGIO NRG 65.5% pass · 40.5k tests PEUGEOT VIVACITY 70.4% pass · 29.7k tests

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-28C.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2010 (66.7% pass). Weakest: 2011 (57.8%).

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.