Every MOT, every advisory, every recorded mile.
Type a UK registration and we'll show you the complete DVSA MOT record — with the mileage paper-trail that catches clocked cars.
- ✓ DVSA-sourced
- ✓ Every test back to 2005
- ✓ Free — no card
- ⚡ Instant
What's in the report
Free MOT history check covers all of this
Pass & fail history
Every recorded test back to the start of the digital MOT record, including expiry dates.
Mileage at each test
The single best independent mileage paper-trail in the UK. Compare each reading to flag jumps or rollback.
Advisory notes
What testers warned about — corrosion, wear, electrics — even when the test passed. Future repair budget straight from the data.
Failure reasons
Detailed, item-by-item failure list with the testing manual codes, so you know exactly what was wrong.
Tax & MOT due dates
When the next MOT is due, current tax status and SORN history if applicable.
DVLA technical data
Make, model, fuel, engine size, CO2, colour and registration date — exactly as DVLA holds them.
Why it matters
The MOT record is the UK's strongest mileage paper-trail
Clocked cars are everywhere — Citizens Advice estimates 1 in 16 used cars for sale has a mileage discrepancy. The DVSA MOT record is the single hardest piece of evidence to fake.
Every time a car is MOT'd in the UK, the tester records the mileage. Those readings live in a DVSA database that the seller cannot edit. If a car is clocked between MOTs, the next test will expose it — assuming you check.
Use the free MOT history check to compare each year's mileage and flag anything that doesn't make sense. A drop in mileage is a red flag. So is a year with no test on a road-legal car.
Frequently asked questions
- Yes — the data comes from the DVSA's open API and we don't charge for it. You can run as many MOT history checks as you like, no account required for the first three.
- The DVSA digital MOT record begins in 2005. Earlier paper records aren't available digitally for free, even from official sources.
- MOT history shows test results and mileage — useful for spotting clocking. An HPI check adds outstanding finance, stolen markers, write-off categories, keeper history and a market valuation.
- Yes. We show every advisory note for every test, with the official defect code, so you can budget for upcoming repairs before you commit to buying.
- Cars under three years old don't need an MOT. Vehicles taken off the road via SORN don't accumulate MOTs. Some classics are MOT-exempt. Otherwise, a long gap on a non-exempt car is a warning sign.
- Yes — any UK vehicle registered with the DVLA, including motorcycles, vans and HGVs.
Want the full picture?
A Full HPI check adds outstanding finance, stolen markers, write-offs, keeper history and a market valuation.