BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ LONGJIA/LJ 50 QT-F
Model report · 2005–2025

LONGJIA LJ 50 QT-F

49cc Petrol Class 1
59.1%
first-time pass rate
28.8%
failed outright
5,894
median miles at test
257
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2010–2015

The LJ 50 QT-F's first-time pass rate has risen 9.5 points since 2010, 50.0% to 59.5%.

48%55%62%2010: 50.0% pass (30 tests)2011: 53.2% pass (47 tests)2015: 59.5% pass (37 tests)20102015

What fails on a LJ 50 QT-F

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
60 27.9
brakes
48 22.3
steering and suspension
40 18.6
tyres and wheels
24 11.2
fuel and exhaust
16 7.4
lamps and reflectors
13 6
body and structure
5 2.3
tyres
5 2.3
reg plates and vin
2 0.9
structure and attachments
2 0.9

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 LJ 50 QT-F 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 LJ 50 QT-F.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2012 (66.1% pass). Weakest: 2007 (62.8%).

62%64%67%2007: 62.8% pass (86 tests)2012: 66.1% pass (56 tests)20072012

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.