BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Qingqi QM 125-2C: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which QM 125-2C years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 60.0% average, from 747 DVSA tests.

2008
highest-passing year · 67.2%
2009
lowest-passing year · 52.7%
14.5pp
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: 2008 (67.2% of 67 tests). Lowest: 2009 (52.7% of 74). Years more than two points below the model average: 2009, 2013.

50%60%70%2008: 67.2% pass (67 tests)2009: 52.7% pass (74 tests)2010: 60.3% pass (156 tests)2011: 63.3% pass (188 tests)2012: 59.4% pass (192 tests)2013: 52.8% pass (53 tests)200820112013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (60.0%)
2008 67 67.2% +7.2 pp
2009 74 52.7% -7.3 pp
2010 156 60.3% +0.3 pp
2011 188 63.3% +3.3 pp
2012 192 59.4% -0.6 pp
2013 53 52.8% -7.2 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 · 2012–2022
47%64%80%2012: 71.0% pass (31 tests)2013: 67.3% pass (49 tests)2014: 61.8% pass (89 tests)2015: 53.1% pass (128 tests)2016: 59.7% pass (129 tests)2017: 52.8% pass (89 tests)2018: 62.9% pass (35 tests)2019: 66.7% pass (39 tests)2020: 71.4% pass (35 tests)2021: 74.3% pass (35 tests)2022: 59.4% pass (32 tests)20122022

Questions

Which QM 125-2C years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2009, 2013 registered examples pass first time less often than the Qingqi QM 125-2C overall (60.0%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 52.7% from 74 tests.
Which QM 125-2C year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2008, at 67.2% of 67 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2008, 2011.
How much does the QM 125-2C pass rate vary by year?
14.5 percentage points between the highest (2008, 67.2%) and lowest (2009, 52.7%) 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: Qingqi QM 125-2C reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #5216 of 5428 models· other Qingqi models: QM, QM 125 GY-2B, QM 125-2V, QM 125 T-10H, QM 125-2D Stealth, QM 125 T-10R