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Check Any UK Vehicle's MOT Status & Expiry — Instantly
Want to know your car's MOT status right now? Enter your registration for a free, instant check using official DVSA data, and you'll see whether your MOT is valid or expired, the exact expiry date, days remaining, and your last test date and result, with no account, email or card needed.
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- MOT status (valid or expired)
- Exact MOT expiry date
- Days remaining until expiry
- Last MOT test date
- Last test result (pass / fail)
- Make, model and year
Important: Driving without a valid MOT (except to a pre-booked MOT test) is a £1,000 fine and can void your insurance entirely. Check yours before you drive.
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The MOT covers roughly 130 checkpoints across the vehicle. Testers examine brakes (pads, discs, handbrake efficiency), tyres and wheels (tread depth, damage, correct size), all lights and indicators, seatbelts and airbags where fitted, steering and suspension components, exhaust emissions against the relevant limits for the vehicle's age and fuel type, plus the horn, mirrors, wipers, washers, and the vehicle identification number to confirm it matches the paperwork. What an MOT does not cover is the general mechanical health of the engine, clutch or gearbox in detail — it's a legal roadworthiness and emissions test at a single point in time, not a full pre-purchase inspection, so a fresh pass doesn't guarantee the car has no underlying issues a mechanic would catch. The DVSA publishes the complete, current inspection manual for anyone who wants the full checklist at gov.uk.
The MOT status and expiry date shown on this page are pulled directly, in real time, from the DVSA's official MOT History API — the exact same government data source that powers the official government tool at gov.uk/check-mot-history. Nothing here is estimated, scraped from a third party, or served from a stale cache — every single search sends a fresh query to DVSA and returns whatever they currently hold on record. If a test was submitted by the garage within the last day or two, there's a small chance it hasn't yet propagated through DVSA's own systems, but beyond that short window you're seeing the authoritative record.
This page is built to answer one narrow, immediate question: is this specific vehicle's MOT currently valid, and if so, when does it expire? That's the version most people need when they just want to know if a car is legal to drive today. If your question is broader — how has this vehicle been maintained over its life, has it had recurring problems, did it ever fail and if so on what — that calls for the full test-by-test record instead, including every past pass, fail, advisory and the mileage recorded at each visit. Our free MOT history check covers that deeper view, and it's especially worth running before buying any used car rather than just confirming current status.
You're allowed to book and take an MOT up to a month (minus one day) before the current certificate expires, and doing so early doesn't cost you any validity — the new certificate still runs a full year from the old expiry date, not from the day of the new test. The DVSA's general advice is to book ahead of the exact expiry date rather than waiting until the last moment, particularly around your vehicle's anniversary of first registration, since that's when the deadline recurs every year. Many independent garages will proactively remind you if you've booked with them before, but you can also sign up directly for the DVSA's own free MOT reminder service at gov.uk/get-stop-view-mot-reminder.
How do I check my car's MOT status for free?
You can check your car's MOT status for free using the official DVSA service, which shows whether your MOT is valid or expired, the exact expiry date, days remaining, and the date and result of the last test. No account, email address or card details are needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — you can run an online mot check with no account, email address or card details needed. Just enter the registration to get instant MOT status and expiry date from live DVSA data.
Enter your registration in the free check above to see your exact MOT due date from live DVSA records, along with days remaining and last test result, instantly and without an account. This mot check date is the expiry shown on your MOT certificate, so you can plan the test before it lapses.
Enter your registration plate above. We instantly show your MOT status (valid / expired), the exact expiry date and the date of the last test — all from official DVSA records.
A standard MOT certificate is valid for 12 months. You can MOT your vehicle up to a month (minus a day) before expiry without losing time on the certificate.
Driving without a valid MOT (except directly to a pre-booked MOT test) is a £1,000 fine and almost always voids your insurance. The police use ANPR cameras to detect MOT-less vehicles automatically.
The legal maximum for a class-4 (car) MOT is £54.85. Many garages charge less as part of a service package. Our MOT check is free.
Yes. You can check the MOT status of any UK-registered vehicle — useful when buying a used car or borrowing one.
An MOT covers around 130+ items across the vehicle, including brakes, tyres, lights, seatbelts, steering, suspension, exhaust emissions, and the vehicle identification number. The full official list is published by the DVSA on gov.uk.
No. Once an MOT certificate expires, it cannot be backdated or extended. If your MOT has lapsed, you can only drive the vehicle to a pre-booked MOT test appointment, and nowhere else, until it passes.
Enter your registration on the free MOT check to see the exact date. An MOT is due 12 months after the last test. You can test up to one month minus a day early and keep the same renewal date.
The MOT due date appears on your certificate, and you can confirm it here by entering a registration. The result shows MOT status and the expiry date, taken from official DVSA records.
On the expiry date shown on your certificate and in this check — the same thing as the due date. Driving after it without a valid MOT risks a fine of up to £1,000.
Enter the vehicle’s registration on this page. You will see the current MOT status, the expiry date and the full test history. The check is free, uses DVSA data, and needs no sign-up.
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