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

Which QM 125 GY-2B years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 57.5% average, from 1,772 DVSA tests.

2009

highest-passing year · 61.2%

2010

lowest-passing year · 50.5%

10.7pp

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: 2009 (61.2% of 139 tests). Lowest: 2010 (50.5% of 218). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008, 2010.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (57.5%)
2008	103	55.3%	-2.2 pp
2009	139	61.2%	+3.7 pp
2010	218	50.5%	-7.0 pp
2011	416	57.0%	-0.5 pp
2012	444	59.2%	+1.7 pp
2013	366	58.7%	+1.2 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 · 2012–2024

Questions

Which QM 125 GY-2B years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2008, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Qingqi QM 125 GY-2B overall (57.5%); the 2010 cohort is lowest at 50.5% from 218 tests.
Which QM 125 GY-2B year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2009, at 61.2% of 139 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the QM 125 GY-2B pass rate vary by year?: 10.7 percentage points between the highest (2009, 61.2%) and lowest (2010, 50.5%) 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 GY-2B reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #5290 of 5428 models· other Qingqi models: QM, QM 125-2V, QM 125-2C, QM 125 T-10H, QM 125-2D Stealth, QM 125 T-10R