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

BAOTIAN BT 49 QT-7

49cc Petrol Class 1
58.5%
first-time pass rate
32.2%
failed outright
5,201
median miles at test
301
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2010–2013

The BT 49 QT-7's first-time pass rate has risen 14.9 points since 2010, 50.0% to 64.9%.

46%57%69%2010: 50.0% pass (56 tests)2011: 57.9% pass (57 tests)2012: 57.4% pass (47 tests)2013: 64.9% pass (37 tests)20102013

What fails on a BT 49 QT-7

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
148 43.4
steering and suspension
66 19.4
brakes
59 17.3
tyres and wheels
26 7.6
fuel and exhaust
14 4.1
body and structure
11 3.2
reg plates and vin
8 2.3
driving controls
4 1.2
lamps and reflectors
3 0.9
tyres
2 0.6

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-7 beats 0 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-7.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2005 (66.1% pass). Weakest: 2006 (54.9%).

53%61%68%2005: 66.1% pass (59 tests)2006: 54.9% pass (113 tests)2007: 58.8% pass (80 tests)200520062007

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.