BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Pulse BT 49 QT-9D1: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which BT 49 QT-9D1 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 67.9% average, from 3,257 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 71.9%
2009
lowest-passing year · 57.4%
14.5pp
spread across 5 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: 2013 (71.9% of 663 tests). Lowest: 2009 (57.4% of 61). Years more than two points below the model average: 2009.

55%65%75%2009: 57.4% pass (61 tests)2010: 67.2% pass (375 tests)2011: 67.1% pass (1,073 tests)2012: 67.5% pass (1,052 tests)2013: 71.9% pass (663 tests)200920112013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (67.9%)
2009 61 57.4% -10.5 pp
2010 375 67.2% -0.7 pp
2011 1,073 67.1% -0.8 pp
2012 1,052 67.5% -0.4 pp
2013 663 71.9% +4.0 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 · 2013–2024
50%70%90%2013: 56.6% pass (152 tests)2014: 66.4% pass (435 tests)2015: 66.4% pass (648 tests)2016: 69.5% pass (741 tests)2017: 67.6% pass (420 tests)2018: 69.6% pass (227 tests)2019: 66.7% pass (168 tests)2020: 79.8% pass (119 tests)2021: 63.8% pass (105 tests)2022: 62.6% pass (91 tests)2023: 83.6% pass (61 tests)2024: 75.7% pass (37 tests)20132024

Questions

Which BT 49 QT-9D1 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Pulse BT 49 QT-9D1 overall (67.9%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 57.4% from 61 tests.
Which BT 49 QT-9D1 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 71.9% of 663 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the BT 49 QT-9D1 pass rate vary by year?
14.5 percentage points between the highest (2013, 71.9%) and lowest (2009, 57.4%) 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.

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