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Free car check
Enter any UK registration to see the car's full MOT history, mileage at every test, ULEZ status, tax band and open recalls, free in seconds.
Free · in seconds
Enter any UK registration
No sign-up. No card. MOT records back to 2005.
What's free
The richest free car check in the UK
Most check sites show the make and colour free, then lock the useful part. We give you the useful part: every MOT test since 2005 with each fail and advisory written out, the mileage at every test plotted on a graph, and a warning if it ever went backwards.
On top of the official record you get our own analysis: whether the car is likely to pay ULEZ, what it costs to tax, and how that model and year does at its MOT compared with other cars of the same age and mileage.
| What you see | Free check | Full Check £9.99 |
|---|---|---|
| Make, model, colour, fuel, engine size | Yes | Yes |
| Every MOT result, fail and advisory since 2005 | Yes | Yes |
| Mileage at every MOT, with clocking warnings | Yes | Yes |
| ULEZ and clean air zone status | Yes | Yes |
| Car tax band and yearly cost | Yes | Yes |
| Open safety recalls | Yes | Yes |
| Reliability for the model and year | Yes | Yes |
| Outstanding finance, with the lender | – | Yes |
| Stolen record (police) | – | Yes |
| Insurance write-off and category | – | Yes |
| Keepers, plate and colour changes | – | Yes |
| Imported, exported, scrapped, VIN match | – | Yes |
| Valuation | – | Yes |
How to use it
Check a used car in three minutes
- 1
Run the free check before you travel
Type the reg from the advert. If the MOT history shows the same faults failing year after year, or the mileage doesn't add up, you've saved a wasted trip.
- 2
Read the last MOT's advisories
Advisories are faults that passed this time but are on their way. Brake discs, tyres and corrosion are the common ones: each is a cost to price in or ask about.
- 3
Compare the mileage with the advert
The last MOT reading should sit below the advert's figure, rising at a believable pace. The UK average is about 7,100 miles a year.
- 4
Run a Full Check before you pay
The MOT can't show finance owed, a theft record or a write-off. The Full Check (£9.99) reads Experian's records for all three.
Where the data comes from
Official records, read the moment you check
Vehicle details and MOT results come straight from the DVSA's MOT history records, the same source as GOV.UK's MOT checker. ULEZ and tax come from the published rules applied to the car's fuel and registration date.
Reliability comes from our own analysis of 104.9 million MOT tests from 2022 to 2024: the UK MOT Reliability Index.
Questions
Free car check questions
Is the car check really free?
Yes. The MOT history, mileage, ULEZ, tax and recall check costs nothing, and you don't need an account or a card.
What does a free car check not show?
Outstanding finance, stolen records, insurance write-offs, keeper history and valuation. Those come from Experian's paid records in the Full Check (£9.99).
Can I check any car?
Any car registered in Great Britain that has had an MOT, plus newer cars' basic details. Northern Ireland cars may show less.
Is a free check enough before I buy?
It's enough to rule a car out. Before you hand over money, check finance, stolen and write-off records too: a car with finance owing belongs to the lender until it's paid off.
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MOT history, mileage record, ULEZ, tax and recalls on any UK car, in seconds. No sign-up, no card.