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

Which QM 125-2D Stealth years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 57.0% average, from 679 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 67.6%

2011

lowest-passing year · 51.0%

16.6pp

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: 2010 (67.6% of 74 tests). Lowest: 2011 (51.0% of 210). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011, 2013.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (57.0%)
2009	81	60.5%	+3.5 pp
2010	74	67.6%	+10.6 pp
2011	210	51.0%	-6.0 pp
2012	191	60.2%	+3.2 pp
2013	86	52.3%	-4.7 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 · 2012–2019

Questions

Which QM 125-2D Stealth years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2011, 2013 registered examples pass first time less often than the Qingqi QM 125-2D Stealth overall (57.0%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 51.0% from 210 tests.
Which QM 125-2D Stealth year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 67.6% of 74 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2009, 2010, 2012.
How much does the QM 125-2D Stealth pass rate vary by year?: 16.6 percentage points between the highest (2010, 67.6%) and lowest (2011, 51.0%) 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 125-2D Stealth reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #5306 of 5428 models· other Qingqi models: QM, QM 125 GY-2B, QM 125-2V, QM 125-2C, QM 125 T-10H, QM 125 T-10R