BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Znen ZN 50 QT-56: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZN 50 QT-56 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 70.0% average, from 506 DVSA tests.

2017
highest-passing year · 74.1%
2016
lowest-passing year · 65.0%
9.1pp
spread across 3 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 (74.1% of 143 tests). Lowest: 2016 (65.0% of 137). Years more than two points below the model average: 2016.

63%70%76%2016: 65.0% pass (137 tests)2017: 74.1% pass (143 tests)2018: 71.4% pass (175 tests)201620172018
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (70.0%)
2016 137 65.0% -5.0 pp
2017 143 74.1% +4.1 pp
2018 175 71.4% +1.4 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 · 2020–2025
64%70%76%2020: 73.7% pass (76 tests)2021: 65.8% pass (111 tests)2022: 69.2% pass (107 tests)2023: 67.8% pass (87 tests)2024: 71.7% pass (60 tests)2025: 71.1% pass (45 tests)20202025

Questions

Which ZN 50 QT-56 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2016 registered examples pass first time less often than the Znen ZN 50 QT-56 overall (70.0%); the 2016 cohort is lowest at 65.0% from 137 tests.
Which ZN 50 QT-56 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2017, at 74.1% of 143 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the ZN 50 QT-56 pass rate vary by year?
9.1 percentage points between the highest (2017, 74.1%) and lowest (2016, 65.0%) 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.

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