BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Baotian BT 49 QT-9D: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which BT 49 QT-9D years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 66.1% average, from 2,374 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 70.7%
2008
lowest-passing year · 61.6%
9.1pp
spread across 6 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: 2011 (70.7% of 458 tests). Lowest: 2008 (61.6% of 670). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008, 2009.

60%66%73%2008: 61.6% pass (670 tests)2009: 62.8% pass (427 tests)2010: 67.3% pass (336 tests)2011: 70.7% pass (458 tests)2012: 70.3% pass (317 tests)2013: 68.9% pass (164 tests)200820112013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (66.1%)
2008 670 61.6% -4.5 pp
2009 427 62.8% -3.3 pp
2010 336 67.3% +1.2 pp
2011 458 70.7% +4.6 pp
2012 317 70.3% +4.2 pp
2013 164 68.9% +2.8 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 · 2011–2023
56%70%83%2011: 60.9% pass (174 tests)2012: 63.1% pass (260 tests)2013: 62.3% pass (305 tests)2014: 66.1% pass (413 tests)2015: 66.3% pass (365 tests)2016: 72.6% pass (299 tests)2017: 65.9% pass (182 tests)2018: 60.8% pass (97 tests)2019: 68.1% pass (72 tests)2020: 72.0% pass (50 tests)2021: 60.4% pass (53 tests)2022: 73.0% pass (37 tests)2023: 78.8% pass (33 tests)20112023

Questions

Which BT 49 QT-9D years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008, 2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Baotian BT 49 QT-9D overall (66.1%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 61.6% from 670 tests.
Which BT 49 QT-9D year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 70.7% of 458 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2011, 2012, 2013.
How much does the BT 49 QT-9D pass rate vary by year?
9.1 percentage points between the highest (2011, 70.7%) and lowest (2008, 61.6%) 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 49 QT-9D reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4960 of 5428 models· other Baotian models: BT 49 QT-9, BT 50 QT-9, BT 49, BT 125, BT 125 T-21, BT 50 QT-11