See your MOT due date and every pass, failure, advisory and mileage reading for any UK car or van, from official DVSA records.
We are one group. Cars scrapped with us go to our own dismantlers, and their good parts are graded and listed on PartPro. If you have ever scrapped a car with us, there is a good chance its parts are there now.
Our yards are dismantlers. The good parts from the cars we collect are graded and resold on PartPro, our parts marketplace. Because those parts have value, so does your car, and we pay you for it.
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Every result comes straight from the official DVSA MOT database, the same records garages and GOV.UK use. For any car or van tested in England, Scotland or Wales you get:
No other MOT checker takes you from the MOT report to the parts that fix it, and those parts come from the same dismantlers that buy the cars we collect.
Since 2018, every MOT defect is graded by how serious it is. Here is what each grade means for you and your car:
A risk to you or other road users. The car fails and should not be driven away.
A fault that affects safety or the environment. The car fails the test.
A small fault with no big safety risk. The car passes, but it is recorded.
Something that is wearing and could become a problem. The car passes.
Advisories are the early warnings. Fixing them before the next test, with graded used parts where it makes sense, is usually the cheapest way to keep a car on the road.
Fixing an advisory with a graded used part keeps your bill down and stops a perfectly good part going to waste.
Figures from the eBay UK Certified Recycled report on used car parts.
If the repairs cost more than the car is worth, you do not have to pay them. Our yards are dismantlers, so a car with good parts, low miles or a fixable fault is often worth more as salvage than as scrap metal.
Ask the garage what the failures will cost to fix. Many failures, such as brake pads, bulbs, tyres and suspension parts, can be fixed with used parts at a fraction of the price of new.
If the car stays at the test centre and is repaired and retested within 10 working days, you usually only need a partial retest. Driving without a valid MOT can lead to a fine of up to £1,000.
If the repairs cost more than the car is worth, there is no need to spend money on it. We buy cars that have failed their MOT, running or not, with free collection and payment the same day. Read more about your options after a failed MOT and failing on emissions.
A car's MOT history tells you how it has been looked after. Before you buy, check:
In England, Scotland and Wales a car needs its first MOT when it is 3 years old, then every year. In Northern Ireland the first test is at 4 years old. You can have the MOT up to a month (minus a day) before it runs out and keep the same renewal date.
Most vehicles over 40 years old that have not been substantially changed do not need an MOT. Every other car still needs a valid MOT to be driven on the road, unless you are driving it to a pre-booked test or to be repaired.
Enter the registration at the top of this page. You will see every MOT test since 2005 for cars and vans in Great Britain, including passes, failures, advisories and the mileage at each test. It is free and you do not need an account or the logbook.
Dangerous and major defects mean the car fails its MOT and must be repaired before it passes. Minor defects and advisories still allow a pass, but they are warnings that a part is wearing and will probably need replacing before the next test.
Every advisory in your results has a Find used parts button. It opens PartPro with your car already selected, where you can buy graded used parts from trusted dismantlers, which usually costs far less than new.
You can repair it and have it retested. If the car stays at the test centre for repair and is retested within 10 working days, you usually only need a partial retest. If the repairs cost more than the car is worth, you can scrap it or sell it for salvage instead.
Only if the old MOT certificate is still valid and the car has no dangerous defects, or you are driving it to a pre-booked MOT or to be repaired. Driving without a valid MOT can lead to a fine of up to £1,000.
A car needs its first MOT when it is 3 years old in England, Scotland and Wales, then every year. Your results show the exact expiry date and how many days are left. You can have the MOT up to a month (minus a day) before it runs out and keep the same renewal date.
Look at the mileage recorded at each MOT in the chart. The mileage should go up between every test. If it goes down, it may be a recording error or a changed odometer, so ask the seller before you buy.
Compare the repair bill with what the car is worth. If the repairs cost more than the car, or it keeps failing on rust or major faults, scrapping or selling for salvage usually makes more sense. Get a price for your car in about 30 seconds to compare.
Scrap a Vehicle and PartPro are part of the same group. The cars we collect go to our dismantlers, who take out the parts that still have life in them, grade them and list them on PartPro. Selling those parts is also how we can pay more for your car than its weight alone.
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