Enter a registration to see a car's MOT history: when its MOT runs out, every MOT it's had, what it failed on, the advisories, and a mileage check from the reading at each test. For the 101 models we cover, you'll also see how cars of the same model and age do at the MOT.
What to look at when you're checking a car you might buy.
A car's first MOT is due by the third anniversary of its registration, in Great Britain. Some vehicles need one at one year old. After that, it's every year.
You can get an MOT early: "up to a month (minus a day) before it runs out and keep the same renewal date".
Driving without a valid MOT: "You can be fined up to £1,000".
From GOV.UK: Getting an MOT. Northern Ireland has its own rules. If your car fails, see whether you can still drive it.
MOT records come from DVSA's MOT History API: vehicles in Great Britain since 2005 and Northern Ireland since 2017. Comparisons use DVSA's anonymised record of every MOT in 2025. Both are published under the Open Government Licence. Howreliable? isn't connected with DVSA; its own service is Check MOT history on GOV.UK.
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Yes. There's no charge and no sign-up.
Enter the registration above. The result shows the date the current MOT runs out, or when a new car's first MOT is due. GOV.UK says the date is also on your current MOT certificate.
By the third anniversary of its registration, in Great Britain. GOV.UK says some vehicles need a test at one year old. Northern Ireland has its own rules.
Yes. GOV.UK says you can get an MOT up to a month (minus a day) before it runs out and keep the same renewal date.
To 2005 for vehicles in Great Britain and 2017 in Northern Ireland, from DVSA's records.
Yes: the mileage recorded at each MOT is shown, and any reading lower than an earlier one is flagged.
Usually the registration has been typed wrongly. A car too new for an MOT still shows, with the date its first MOT is due.
No. MOT records don't include finance, write-offs, theft or service history.