Check any car's MOT history, free

Every test since 2005 with the advisories, defects and mileage recorded at each one, the current expiry date, and how the car compares with others of its model and year. Official DVSA records, no sign-up.

UK

Works for any car, van or motorcycle registered in England, Scotland or Wales. Results open on this page.

MOT history checkEvery test, advisory and mileage reading, with the risk each advisory carries into next year. MOT centres near me23,072 DVSA-approved stations sorted by distance from your postcode, with phone numbers. Car tax rates 2025/26Every VED band and first-year rate, and the rate for your own car from its registration. Car reliability by modelPass rates for 690 models from real test results, age-adjusted, with what fails each one. MOT advisories explainedWhich advisories turn into failures, measured by following millions of cars to their next test. Free MOT remindersEmails 30, 14 and 2 days before expiry, with last year's advisories so you know what to fix.

Find an MOT centre

Enter a postcode for the nearest test stations, or pick a town for the full list with addresses, phone numbers, the local failure rate and what a test costs.

London601 stations Birmingham314 stations Bristol297 stations Manchester293 stations Glasgow279 stations Nottingham268 stations Leicester223 stations Sheffield222 stations Leeds216 stations Liverpool192 stations Hull164 stations Southampton159 stations

Recently addedNewarkCannockTamworthBridgwaterSt HelensScunthorpeSalisburyHigh Wycombe

All towns Motorcycle MOT 3,220 Van MOT, class 7 6,760

Which cars pass their MOT

Across 97,834,354 tests, 71.8% of cars pass first time. A three-year-old car passes 87.9% of the time, a ten-year-old 70.1%. An advisory on lights becomes a failure at the next test 36.1% of the time. Every make and model is rated from the same records, age-adjusted so an old design is not punished for being old.

71.8%pass first time
87.9%pass at first MOT, age 3
36.1%lights advisories that fail next time
Marchbusiest month for MOTs
Ford68.5% pass10 models Volkswagen72.6% pass6 models Vauxhall65.7% pass8 models BMW78.8% pass11 models Audi78.1% pass13 models Mercedes-Benz76.8% pass9 models Toyota74.5% pass7 models Nissan68% pass3 models Peugeot66.2% pass6 models Renault62% pass5 models Kia74.4% pass7 models Honda72.1% pass4 models

Latest model reportsHonda HR-VAudi Q7Hyundai i20Audi A1Volkswagen PoloRenault KadjarVauxhall ComboVauxhall Vivaro

All makes and models UK MOT statistics Advisories explained

What this check shows that others don't

How your car compares

The pass rate for your exact model, year and fuel, from millions of recorded tests, next to the car's own record.

Advisory risk

Each advisory on the last certificate carries the measured rate at which that kind of advisory became a failure a year later.

Mileage check

Every reading plotted. Any reading lower than the one before is flagged, which is how clocked cars show themselves.

Guides

How to read an MOT history before buying a used carSix things to look for in a used car's MOT history: mileage that goes backwards, repeated advisories, the gap between tests, corrosion notes…Driving without an MOT: the fine, the insurance problem and the one journey you can makeWhat happens if your MOT has run out: the £1,000 fine, how it voids insurance, the single journey that is still legal, and how to check the …