Niu Nqi GTS Cargo Er 2022 vs Honda PCX 125

The Niu Nqi GTS Cargo Er 2022 passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda PCX 125: 97.6% vs 81.1%, a 16.5-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025

Metric	Niu Nqi GTS Cargo Er 2022	Honda PCX 125
First-time pass rate	97.6%	81.1%
Outright fail rate	1.6%	12.9%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+29.0 pts	+8.2 pts
Engine size	n/a	125cc
Median miles at test	17,913	16,405
MOT tests analysed	125	88,608
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	brakes

First-time outcomes on normal tests, 2005–2025. "Most common failure" is the component group with the most recorded defects on failed tests. Read pass rates against test counts: a smaller sample is noisier. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

"Vs comparable bikes" is the first-time pass rate minus the rate expected for each bike's own mix of age, mileage and test class, in percentage points: positive means better than comparable bikes. How this works.

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	Niu Nqi GTS Cargo Er 2022	Honda PCX 125
10k-20k miles	100.0%	79.3%
20k-30k miles	94.7%	78.0%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

NIU NQi GTS CARGO ER 2022 97.6% pass · 125 tests HONDA PCX 125 81.1% pass · 88.6k tests

See each bike's full report (trend, mileage curve, failure breakdown and rivals) on its own page.