BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ NIU/NQi GTS PRO
Model report · 2005–2025
88.0%
first-time pass rate
9.4%
failed outright
6,982
median miles at test
415
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The NQi GTS PRO's first-time pass rate has fallen 8.6 points since 2023, 92.9% to 84.3%.

82%89%95%2023: 92.9% pass (98 tests)2024: 88.2% pass (153 tests)2025: 84.3% pass (159 tests)20232025

What fails on a NQi GTS PRO

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
30 40.5
lamps and reflectors
24 32.4
tyres
7 9.5
suspension
6 8.1
steering
4 5.4
Identification of the vehicle
2 2.7
wheels
1 1.4

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 NQi GTS PRO beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (PIAGGIO VESPA, HONDA PCX 125, HONDA Vision 110).

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 NQi GTS PRO.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (88.9% pass). Weakest: 2021 (86.9%).

86%88%90%2020: 88.9% pass (244 tests)2021: 86.9% pass (145 tests)20202021

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.