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Updated May 2026

MOT history + premium reports from £2.99

The MOT history check stays free forever, with no card and no signup. Basic (£2.99) unlocks the latest mileage readings and the full defect detail we hold back, plus the branded PDF. Premium (£3.99) adds the AI vehicle Q&A chat on top — that chat is the only difference. Every paid tier comes with a 30-day no-questions money-back guarantee.

Check a registration first — the free report tells you which tier you actually need.

UK

Three simple tiers. One-off payments. No subscription.

Pick the tier that matches the decision you're making. Buyers comparing two cars should use the bundle.

Basic

Unhides the latest mileage + defects, adds the PDF

£2.99per report
  • Everything in the free MOT history check
  • The hidden latest mileage readings — including the newest odometer figure
  • Full advisory and defect detail on the most recent MOT tests
  • Branded PDF buyer's report download
  • Permanent unlock for this plate

One-off. No subscription.

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Premium

Basic + the AI vehicle Q&A chat

£3.99per report
  • Everything in Basic
  • AI vehicle Q&A chat — ask anything about this specific car
  • That chat is the only thing Premium adds over Basic

Adds the AI Q&A chat to everything in Basic.

Premium ×2 Bundle

Compare 2 cars before deciding

£5.99£3.00 each
  • Two full Premium reports — £3.00 each
  • Buy now, redeem the second within 30 days
  • Use on any two UK plates
  • Ideal if you're shortlisting two cars before buying
  • Same full report as Premium, twice
  • Saves vs buying two single Premium reports

Buy now, redeem second within 30 days.

Free on every report — no card, no signup

  • Every MOT test: date, pass/fail and the first mileage readings
  • AI reliability score + common faults for the model
  • Vehicle specs, ULEZ, CO2 band, VED estimate, insurance group
  • Safety rating, recall lookup and annual running costs
  • Tax status and MOT expiry from DVLA

The paid tiers only unlock what's listed on their cards above. If a check isn't named there, we don't charge for it.

What we check — and where it comes from

CheckWhat it tells youSource
MOT history & mileageEvery test, advisory, failure and odometer reading since 2005 — plus our clocking analysis the DVSA listing doesn't do.DVSA MOT API (official)
Tax & MOT status, CO2, ULEZCurrent tax and MOT validity, emissions band and ULEZ position.DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service
Outstanding financeComing soon — not yet offered, and not something we charge for today.
Stolen / write-off / keeper historyComing soon — not yet offered, and not something we charge for today.

We're honest about our limits.

The MOT & mileage data here is the same data you can get free at gov.uk — we add the analysis and the clocking flags. We don't claim a guarantee we can't back, we don't hide our data sources, and we don't use fake countdown timers. If a check isn't live above, we don't have it yet — and we won't pretend otherwise.

30-day no-questions money-back guarantee

Reply to your receipt — we refund within 24 hours, no forms. That applies to Basic, Premium and Bundle purchases, for any reason, for 30 days.

See exactly what you get before you pay

We publish a full sample Premium report so you can verify what the paid tiers contain. Every section labelled here corresponds to a real data source — no surprises after checkout.

Sample Premium report

Full data layer for a real plate. Opens in a new context — no card required.

View sample report

How MOT Checkup compares to paid alternatives

The MOT history layer is the same DVSA data everywhere. The paid providers below add licensed layers (finance, write-off, stolen) that we do not currently bundle — our Premium tier adds an AI vehicle Q&A and a branded full report instead. Prices quoted from each competitor's public pricing page on 2026-05-18 — verify on their site before paying.

One provider had no public pricing page to quote from. VehicleScore publishes no price anywhere on its marketing pages — the figure only appears once you reach the payment step, so the £11.95 above was read from its own checkout on 2026-08-26. Its dealer service history is charged separately at £7.95 on top of that report, which is the single most common complaint in its public reviews (TrustScore 2.9 out of 5 across 182 reviews, 27% of them one star). Every price we charge is on this page, and nothing is added at the payment step.

ProviderPriceMOT historyFinanceWrite-offStolenAI insightsMoney-back
MOT Checkup Premium£3.99
MOT Checkup Basic£2.99
HPI Check£19.99
AA Car Data Check£14.99
CarCheck.co.uk£14.99
Carpeep£15.00
CarVeto Platinum£12.95
VehicleScore£11.95Full History Check · service history +£7.95

We do not earn affiliate commission from any provider listed. AI insights = AI-generated reliability score, faults at this mileage and buyer Q&A — features unique to MOT Checkup. Each competitor price is for the tier that actually contains the ticked columns, not their cheapest tier. A dash (–) means the provider does not publish that detail and we have not asserted it either way.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the MOT history check free?
MOT history is open data published by the DVSA. The records themselves are not proprietary — anyone with a DVSA API key can access them. We pay the engineering cost of building a fast interface and AI-enriched insights, then keep the core MOT history check free because the data is free at source. Some competitors charge for the same DVSA records — that is a packaging fee, not a data licence.
What do the paid Basic and Premium tiers add?
The free tier is genuinely most of the product: every MOT test with its date and result, the mileage chart, the AI reliability score, common faults, vehicle specs, road tax estimate, insurance group, ULEZ status, recall lookup and DVLA tax/MOT status. Basic (£2.99) unlocks the parts we hold back — the latest mileage readings (including the newest odometer figure) and the full advisory/defect detail on the most recent tests — plus the branded PDF buyer's report. Premium (£3.99) is everything in Basic plus the AI vehicle Q&A chat; the chat is the only thing it adds, so if you already bought Basic you are only paying for the chat. The Premium ×2 bundle (£5.99) is two Premium reports on any two plates within 30 days — £3.00 effective per check. We do not currently bundle the licensed HPI-style data layers (finance, stolen, write-off).
Do I need to register or hand over a card for the free check?
No. You enter a UK registration on the home page or on /free-mot-check and the report loads. There is no email gate, no card capture, and no "unlock to view" trick on the free MOT history layer. Card details are only requested when you choose to upgrade to Basic or Premium.
Can I check unlimited cars on the free tier?
Yes. There is no daily or monthly cap on the free MOT history check. Trade buyers, private buyers shortlisting several cars, and sellers preparing listings can run as many free lookups as they need. The paid tiers are charged per registration unlocked.
How does this compare to HPI Check?
HPI Check is £19.99 and includes the licensed finance, write-off and theft data layers. We don't currently bundle those licensed layers — so the two aren't a like-for-like swap. Where we lead is the free MOT history layer (with AI reliability scoring and mileage anomaly detection HPI doesn't offer). Our paid tiers are modest by comparison: Basic (£2.99) unlocks the latest mileage readings, the full defect detail and the PDF; Premium (£3.99) adds the AI vehicle Q&A chat. If you specifically need finance/stolen/write-off data, use a licensed provider. See our MOT vs HPI answer page for a fuller breakdown.
How does this compare to VehicleScore?
VehicleScore has a free tier close to ours — DVLA decode, MOT and tax status, a mileage timeline, ULEZ and CO2 running costs, plus their own 0–999 vehicle score. The difference is what happens when you pay. Their paid tiers are £4.95 (Basic Check), £11.95 (Full History Check, which is where finance, stolen and write-off live and which carries an Experian-backed £10,000 data guarantee) and £14.95 (Ultimate Report), and dealer service history is a further £7.95 charged on top of any of them. None of those numbers appear on their website — they are only shown at the payment step, and we read them from their own checkout on 2026-08-26. Their public Trustpilot profile sits at 2.9 out of 5 from 182 reviews, 27% of them one star, and the recurring complaint is paying £11.95 for a "full" report and then meeting a second £7.95 charge for service history. Two honest caveats in their favour: their £11.95 report includes licensed finance, stolen and write-off data that we do not currently bundle, so it is not a like-for-like swap for our £3.99 Premium; and their free tier is genuinely comparable to ours. Where we differ is that every price we charge is printed on this page, there is nothing to add at the payment step, and there is a 30-day refund. See our full VehicleScore comparison for the detail.
What is the 30-day money-back guarantee?
If you're not satisfied with any paid report for any reason within 30 days of purchase, reply to your receipt email and we refund within 24 hours. No forms, no questions, no exceptions. Competitor prices are quoted as published on their public pricing pages at the time of writing and may change.

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