MOT Risk Index

About MOT Risk Index

MOT Risk Index · independent statistical reference · release dvsa-2024-v2

Check a car by registration

MOT Risk Index turns the UK's public MOT test records — tens of millions of inspections a year — into honest, age-adjusted statistics about what actually fails on each car family. It is built for people deciding what to buy, what to check, and what a test result really means. Every figure is computed deterministically from official data; methodology and limitations are published in full. For UK drivers dealing with a private parking charge, Parking Outcomes' breakdown of published POPLA appeal outcomes provides context for comparing operators.

Check this car by registration

For example, AB12 CDE

Before you submit. Enter a UK registration to compare this vehicle with similar cars: statistical information, not vehicle condition advice. It goes to the DVSA MOT History API, never into URLs or analytics, and any cache expires within 15 minutes. MOT history is free on GOV.UK and we do not sell it; read how we use your data.

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Full project information

Data sources and licences

SourceWhat we use it forLicence
DVSA — Anonymised MOT tests and resultsAll test-outcome and defect statisticsOGL v3.0
DfT — Vehicle licensing statisticsFleet denominators (planned layer)OGL v3.0
VCA — Car fuel and CO₂ dataRunning-cost context (planned layer)OGL v3.0

Contains public sector information licensed under theOpen Government Licence v3.0.

Corrections

Errors, when found, are corrected in place and logged in the changelogwith the dataset release affected. Every figure is pinned to a release id, so any correction is diffable. Found a discrepancy? Open an issue via the contact routes as they appear here.

Independence

This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) or any vehicle manufacturer. We publish statistical information about vehicle populations; nothing here is advice about the condition of any individual vehicle. The site currently carries no advertising and no affiliate links.