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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Qingqi QM: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which QM years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 61.4% average, from 6,653 DVSA tests.

2017
highest-passing year · 69.3%
2011
lowest-passing year · 53.6%
15.7pp
spread across 8 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: 2017 (69.3% of 900 tests). Lowest: 2011 (53.6% of 140). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011, 2013, 2018.

50%61%72%2011: 53.6% pass (140 tests)2012: 61.8% pass (233 tests)2013: 58.7% pass (414 tests)2014: 61.6% pass (1,738 tests)2015: 60.7% pass (1,648 tests)2016: 59.4% pass (1,430 tests)2017: 69.3% pass (900 tests)2018: 55.4% pass (65 tests)201120152018
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (61.4%)
2011 140 53.6% -7.8 pp
2012 233 61.8% +0.4 pp
2013 414 58.7% -2.7 pp
2014 1,738 61.6% +0.2 pp
2015 1,648 60.7% -0.7 pp
2016 1,430 59.4% -2.0 pp
2017 900 69.3% +7.9 pp
2018 65 55.4% -6.0 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 · 2016–2025
55%63%70%2016: 58.2% pass (55 tests)2017: 61.9% pass (604 tests)2018: 61.2% pass (727 tests)2019: 60.5% pass (952 tests)2020: 64.8% pass (1,117 tests)2021: 60.8% pass (1,060 tests)2022: 60.0% pass (831 tests)2023: 57.7% pass (629 tests)2024: 60.5% pass (365 tests)2025: 67.8% pass (298 tests)20162025

Questions

Which QM years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2011, 2013, 2018 registered examples pass first time less often than the Qingqi QM overall (61.4%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 53.6% from 140 tests.
Which QM year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2017, at 69.3% of 900 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the QM pass rate vary by year?
15.7 percentage points between the highest (2017, 69.3%) and lowest (2011, 53.6%) 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 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #5168 of 5428 models· other Qingqi models: QM 125 GY-2B, QM 125-2V, QM 125-2C, QM 125 T-10H, QM 125-2D Stealth, QM 125 T-10R