Cars, vans and campervans
Vehicle check
A free vehicle check shows any UK car or van's MOT history, mileage, ULEZ status, tax and recalls from its registration, with a full history check from £4.99.
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Enter any UK registration
No sign-up. No card. MOT records back to 2005.
Any vehicle with an MOT
Cars, vans and campervans
Our check covers every vehicle tested at a class 4 MOT: cars, people carriers, campervans and vans up to 3,000kg, plus larger vehicles whose MOT history the DVSA publishes.
Vans work harder than cars, so their MOT record matters more. Our van reliability rankings show which models fail most, from real MOT results.
| 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 |
The official vehicle enquiry
How our check compares with the free government checks
GOV.UK has two free checks: one for tax and MOT status, one for MOT history. They're accurate and they're official, but they stop at the raw record.
Ours reads the same MOT records and adds what you need to decide: a graph of the mileage with clocking warnings, advisories in plain English, ULEZ and tax estimates, and how that model and year compares with others at the MOT.
Questions
Vehicle check questions
Is a vehicle check free?
Yes: MOT history, mileage, ULEZ, tax and recalls are free. Finance, stolen and write-off records are in the paid checks.
Can I check a van?
Yes. Vans up to 3,000kg take a class 4 MOT, so their full MOT history and mileage are in the free check.
Can I check if a vehicle is taxed?
Our check shows the tax band and cost from the car's fuel and age. GOV.UK's vehicle enquiry shows whether it is taxed today.
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MOT history, mileage record, ULEZ, tax and recalls on any UK car, in seconds. No sign-up, no card.