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Free MOT history check, recalls and LEZ guide
Type a UK registration to see every MOT test from the DVSA, with the mileage, failures and advisories, plus notes on mileage drops and advisories that keep coming back. Nothing you type is saved.
MOT history
Safety recall search
Search the DVSA recall list by make, model and year. Recall work is normally done free by a dealer for the make.
Low Emission Zone guide
Scotland's LEZs need Euro 4 for petrol and Euro 6 for diesel. A check of the MOT record fills these in for you.
LEZ guide
Petrol registered from 2006 is usually Euro 4. Confirm on the official checker. Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee LEZs run all day, every day. Always confirm with the official Scottish checker.
Official free checks
What free checks do not show
Outstanding finance, stolen markers and insurance write-off records are not in the government data. A paid vehicle history check covers those. Read how to check a salvage car before you bid and Cat S and Cat N explained.
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The registration goes to the DVSA through our server to fetch the record. Answers are cached for up to an hour so repeat checks don't hit the DVSA again. We don't save registrations. See our privacy notice.
Buying to fix and sell?
Work out fees, transport and your max bid with the salvage car profit calculator, or see all free car checks.