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Car history check
Start free with a registration: MOT history, mileage check and the adverts we’ve seen. When you’re ready to buy, the full report adds finance, write-off and stolen checks, with data provided by Experian.
Full report
What the check shows
What a car history check covers
MOT history
Each MOT test from DVSA, with failures, advisories and the mileage at each test.
FreeMileage check
Whether the mileages at each MOT, and on the advert, add up.
FreeAdverts we’ve seen
The car’s adverts at the dealers we follow, with price changes and time on sale: how many without an account, each one with a free account.
FreeOlder adverts from other sites
Where else it was advertised, with the prices, dates, mileage and text.
History, £3.99Finance, write-off, stolen and salvage
Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs, theft, salvage auctions, scrapping, export and high-risk markers. Data provided by Experian.
Full report, £11.99Keepers and plate changes
How many keepers it’s had, the last change of keeper and any plate changes. Data provided by Experian.
Full report, £11.99Free and paid
Free to start. Pay for what you need.
Free lookup
£0
Enter a registration. No account needed.
- MOT history from DVSA
- Mileage check against each MOT
- Tax and MOT status from DVLA, where held
- Asking prices for similar cars
- The adverts we’ve seen for the car (each one with a free account)
History
£3.99 / car
Where else it was advertised
- Older adverts for the car from other sites
- The prices, dates and mileage they gave
- Counts towards the full report
Valuation
£3.99 / car
Is the price fair?
- Dealer forecourt, trade, private and part-exchange values
- How far the asking price is from its value
- Room to haggle
- Counts towards the full report
Full report
Everything£11.99 / car
or 3 for £24.99
The full picture of one car
- Finance, write-off, stolen and salvage auction checks (data provided by Experian)
- Keepers and plate changes (data provided by Experian)
- Its valuation from Vehicle Data Global
- Its history: older adverts from other sites
- What to offer, and questions for the dealer
- A report to download
- Anything you’ve already paid for this car counts towards it
Comes with Experian’s £10,000 Data Guarantee against the data Experian provides (see our Terms).
MOT history from DVSA. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Valuations from Vehicle Data Global. Finance, write-off, stolen and salvage auction checks: data provided by Experian.
Questions
- What’s free?
- Looking up a registration, its MOT history, the mileage check, DVLA’s tax and MOT status where held, asking prices for similar cars and the adverts we’ve seen. Without an account you can look up 5 cars a day.
- Does the £3.99 History include finance and write-off checks?
- No. The History is the car’s older adverts from other sites. Finance, write-off, stolen and salvage auction checks are in the full report, £11.99, which includes the History and the Valuation too.
- Where does the data come from?
- MOT history from DVSA, tax status from DVLA, the valuation from Vehicle Data Global, and the finance, write-off, stolen, salvage auction, keeper and plate checks from Experian. Adverts are from the dealers we follow and other sites.
- Is there a guarantee?
- The checks that use Experian’s data come with Experian’s £10,000 Data Guarantee against that data. It’s Experian’s guarantee, on Experian’s terms: see our Terms.
- I’m comparing a few cars. Is there a deal?
- 3 full reports cost £24.99, which works out at £8.33 each. Use them on any cars, whenever you like: they don’t run out.
- Is there a subscription?
- No. Reports are one payment each and never renew. See Pricing for everything side by side.
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