BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ NIU/NQi GTS SPORT
Model report · 2005–2025

NIU NQi GTS SPORT

Electric Class 2
79.3%
first-time pass rate
17.9%
failed outright
5,037
median miles at test
184
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2024–2025

The NQi GTS SPORT's first-time pass rate has fallen 9.9 points since 2024, 84.9% to 75.0%.

73%80%87%2024: 84.9% pass (86 tests)2025: 75.0% pass (76 tests)20242025

What fails on a NQi GTS SPORT

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
22 36.1
brakes
18 29.5
tyres
6 9.8
suspension
6 9.8
steering
5 8.2
structure and attachments
2 3.3
wheels
2 3.3

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 SPORT beats 1 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 SPORT.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2021 (85.3% pass). Weakest: 2020 (70.4%).

67%78%88%2020: 70.4% pass (71 tests)2021: 85.3% pass (102 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.