UK vehicle check

Free Car Check

Check any UK car by registration for free. See vehicle details, MOT history, tax status, mileage and a VehicleScore in seconds.

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5,000,000+ vehicle checks generated in the last 12 months

  • Free & instant
  • MOT & tax
  • Vehicle details
  • VehicleScore
  • Free and instant
  • No account needed
  • MOT and tax included
  • Free & instantNo sign-up required
  • Official recordsMOT, tax and vehicle data
  • VehicleScoreCompare similar cars
  • Hidden historyFinance and write-offs optional

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What does a free car check include?

Vehicle details

Make, model, colour, engine size and first registration details, shown when you enter the registration.

Live MOT & tax snapshot

See MOT expiry dates, pass/fail outcomes, and current tax/SORN status without leaving the report.

VehicleScore snapshot

Every free check includes our 0–999 score so you understand how the car stacks up against similar vehicles.

Mileage timeline

Track odometer readings from previous MOT tests to confirm the car has progressed naturally year after year.

Running-cost hints

CO2 banding, fuel type, and ULEZ compatibility are highlighted to help you budget for ownership.

What needs an upgrade

Outstanding finance, stolen markers, insurance write-off and salvage history are not on the free check. They sit in the paid Hidden History Check.

The free check and Hidden History

The free check is for shortlisting a car. It shows vehicle details, MOT history, tax or SORN status, mileage readings and a VehicleScore. It does not include outstanding finance, stolen markers, an insurance write-off category or salvage history.

Those records are in the paid Hidden History Check. Open it from the free result if you are about to buy the car.

Preview of the free car check screen

How to use the VehicleScore free car check

  1. Enter the registration.
  2. Confirm the vehicle details match the car you are looking at.
  3. Review the MOT history, tax or SORN status, mileage and VehicleScore.
  4. If you are considering buying the vehicle, upgrade to Hidden History for the additional risk records.

Use the free result while you are speaking to the seller. If they say the MOT passed last month and the history shows a fail, ask them before you travel.

If you are buying the car

The free check tells you what the vehicle is and whether the MOT, tax and mileage records look consistent. It does not show whether a lender still has an interest in it, whether it has been recorded stolen, or whether an insurer or salvage auction has a record against it.

Hidden History can add outstanding finance, stolen markers, insurance write-off and salvage history, where the provider returns those records. Dealer service records are a separate service history check. Where the Hidden History report includes it, Experian data cover is up to £10,000.

You do not need an account to run the free check. Sign in if you want to save a car. The score page also has a Share button that copies a link to that check.

Check a car for free before you buy

Run the registration check before you travel. Compare the mileage with the car, then continue to a vehicle history check if you are ready to pay for it. A broader car check uses the same free lookup.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. There is no card required to view the vehicle details, mileage timeline, and VehicleScore summary.

You only pay if you choose to upgrade for deeper risk searches.

You get vehicle details, MOT history, tax or SORN status, the mileage timeline, a VehicleScore, and fuel, CO2 and ULEZ information where we hold it.

These are the essentials you need to decide whether a car deserves more investigation.

No. Outstanding finance, stolen markers, insurance write-off and salvage history are part of the paid Hidden History Check. The free check does not include those records.

No account is needed to run a check. Sign in if you want to save a car to your account.

Yes. Run as many free checks as you like when shortlisting cars. We simply ask you not to automate scraping without contacting us first.

MOT and tax status are fetched in real time. VehicleScore insights refresh daily with the latest anonymised community data.

We anonymise free searches and never sell personal information. Saved reports inside your account can be deleted at any time.

The score page has a Share button that copies a link to that check.