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Search any vehicle by registration to inspect its MOT history, mileage trends, tax status, and DVLA details, then see how it compares to thousands of identical make and model vehicles. Pin the ones you want to keep an eye on to your garage.

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What is Roadworthy?

Roadworthy is the free UK vehicle portal that turns official DVSA MOT and DVLA data into a complete ownership toolkit, from instant vehicle checks and cohort pass-rate comparisons to predictive failure risk, journey cost planning, and Clean Air Zone charge avoidance. Check any registration, compare your car against over 130 million test results, and keep every vehicle you own healthy, legal, and cheap to run.

Instant UK vehicle lookup

Search any UK registration to see its full DVSA MOT history, mileage trends, current tax status, and DVLA specifications in under a second, free, with no sign-up required.

Cohort pass-rate comparison

See how your car's MOT pass rate stacks up against thousands of identical make, model, and first-use-year vehicles, distilled from over 130 million anonymised DVSA test results, a comparison no other consumer app offers.

Predictive MOT failure risk

A component-level forecaster turns open advisories into projected failure odds (brakes, tyres, suspension, or structure), telling you which parts are statistically likely to fail before your next test.

Vehicle health rating & mileage check

Every car gets a transparent 0–100 health score weighting MOT validity, failure history, advisory density, and mileage discrepancy detection for rollback risks.

Clean Air Zone & ULEZ checker

Check whether your vehicle is exempt or faces daily charges across London ULEZ, Birmingham, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Bath, using official zone boundaries.

Fuel price finder

Live forecourt petrol, diesel, and premium prices from supermarkets and fuel majors, ranked cheapest-first within any radius of your location.

EV charging finder

Find slow, fast, rapid, and ultra-rapid chargers with live tariff and connector filters (CCS2, CHAdeMO, Type 2, Tesla) so long journeys stay billed to the penny.

Journey route & cost planner

Plan any UK drive and get real fuel or rapid-charging costs per mile, ISO-cost parity and breakeven pricing, plus every Clean Air Zone the route crosses with its daily charge folded into the estimate.

MOT reliability statistics dashboard

Explore nationwide MOT reliability by vehicle age, mileage band, fuel type, and engine size, including the most-tested models and common failure components.

Garage fleet comparison

Pin multiple vehicles into one digital garage and compare them side-by-side on health score, pass rate, mileage, and annual running costs.

Annual running cost estimator

Estimate fuel, road tax, MOT, and service spending per year based on real recorded mileage, then track actuals against the estimate.

Digital service book & spend ledger

Log every service, MOT and repair directly on each car — date, mileage, garage and line-item costs by category (Suspension, Tyres, Brakes, Engine, Fluids & Filters, Service & MOT and more) — and see spend over time and by category, synced across devices when signed in.

Service tracker & calendar sync

Schedule oil changes, tyres, insurance, and tax reminders that sync to your calendar as .ics exports, and share a public report of any vehicle in your fleet.

Create a free account

Save vehicles, set reminders, and build your garage in seconds. No payment required to get started.

Your garage, always with you

Save vehicles to your personal garage and track MOT history, mileage trends, and tax status across your whole fleet, on any device.

Never miss an MOT or tax due date

Get automatic reminders before your MOT expires or VED is due, with optional live watchdog alerts the moment a result is logged.

20 free lookups every day

Registered accounts get 20 free vehicle checks per day. Upgrade to Pro for 100 lookups, journey planning, and priority support.

Free forever for casual use. No credit card required.

Comprehensive vehicle intelligence for UK drivers & buyers.

Roadworthy provides instant access to official MOT histories, health scores, running cost estimates, live fuel prices, EV charging points, and garage fleet tools without paywalls.

Real-Time

Live UK Motoring Feeds

official DVLA, MOT history & fuel open data

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History & Tax Specs

full mileage graphs & defect breakdowns

<100ms

Cached query speed

instant local lookup & search results

£0

Cost to use

open access

How Roadworthy compares

Free vehicle checks, a private multi-vehicle garage, fuel and EV finders, Clean Air Zone guidance, and live traffic, with no mandatory account required and local-first privacy.

Feature
RoadworthyUs
Vehicle Check
Vehicle Smart
Auto Trader
Free MOT history check
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Free DVLA vehicle details
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
MOT advisories & defect breakdown
Yes
Yes
Yes
Partial
Pass rate vs same make/model/year cohort
Yes
No
No
No
Predictive MOT failure risk by component
Yes
No
No
No
Full mileage history & trend graphs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Partial
Multi-vehicle garage tracker
Yes
No
Paid
No
Service & MOT reminders
Yes
No
Yes
No
Quick References & Trackers
Yes
No
Paid
No
Fuel price finder
Yes
No
Yes
No
EV charger finder
Yes
No
No
Yes
Clean Air Zone checker
Yes
No
No
No
Live traffic map
Yes
No
No
No
Instant MOT Notifications
Yes
No
No
No
Journey Cost Planner
Yes
No
No
No

Competitor feature availability is based on public information and may change over time. We are constantly expanding Roadworthy with new tools and updates for UK drivers.

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How we work out the numbers

The failure rates and component insights across this site are calculated from over 130 million anonymised DVSA MOT test results. This is how we keep the maths honest, and why our figures beat a simple national average.

Cohorts, not flat averages

We never compare your car to a national average of every car ever tested. Instead, every comparison is made against its exact cohort (the same make, model and first-registration year). Same-model comparisons are the only fair way to judge whether one particular car is doing better or worse than it should.

Weighted by real test volume

A statistic is only meaningful if it has enough cars behind it. Each cohort is built from thousands of pooled tests with a minimum sample size, and our figures are weighted by that sample, so a handful of noisy results can't skew the picture of an entire model.

Part-by-part, not just a headline

Beyond an overall pass rate, we dig down to the component level (brakes, tyres, suspension, lights, exhaust and more), and even narrower sub-components like brake pads or hoses. We track how often each part fails, plus the typical mileage before an advisory turns into a real failure.

Miles-to-failure forecasting

By matching the same vehicles' records year after year, we can measure how long a warning usually lasts before it becomes a failure. That longitudinal picture powers our predictive risk tool, which tells you which advisories are statistically most likely to fail by your next MOT.

The same statistics do the heavy lifting inside the garage. When you save a car, Roadworthy matches it to its cohort and grades its pass rate against identical models, then classifies its open advisories onto our part-level statistics to forecast which components are most likely to fail at the next test, complete with the average mileage left before they do.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about vehicle history checks, garage fleet tracking, journey pricing, and motoring tools.

Roadworthy is an all-in-one UK motoring companion. It lets you instantly check any car's official MOT history, mileage records, road tax status, and recall notices. You can also save cars to a digital garage to track service schedules, find the cheapest nearby petrol and diesel, locate EV charging stations, check Clean Air Zone rules, and plan fuel costs for upcoming journeys.

All vehicle MOT records and safety recall checks come straight from official UK government databases (DVSA and DVLA). Petrol and diesel prices are updated daily from major supermarkets and independent forecourts under the UK Government Fuel Finder scheme, while traffic flows and road stats are sourced from national transport records.

No account is needed to get started. You can search vehicles, save cars to your garage, and track maintenance reminders right away in your browser. If you choose to sign up for a free account, your saved garage and preferences will automatically sync across all your phones, tablets, and computers.

When you look up a vehicle, Roadworthy analyses its entire test history to give you an easy-to-understand 0–100 Health Score based on past passes, advisories, and defects. We also automatically verify recorded odometer readings to alert you to potential mileage rollbacks or clocking issues before you buy.

Roadworthy compares every car's MOT pass rate against the pass rate of thousands of identical make, model, and year vehicles, distilled from over 130 million anonymised DVSA test records. On each vehicle card you'll see whether your car passes more or less often than its peers, and the exact difference in points, so you can spot an unloved example before you buy.

Using the same national dataset, Roadworthy predicts which parts of your car are most likely to fail its next MOT. We match your car's open advisories against its model cohort's statistics (for example, how many miles a balljoint advisory typically lasts before it becomes a failure) and flag the highest-risk areas with their average miles to failure.

Our Journey Planner calculates your driving distance and estimates realistic fuel costs based on your specific car's real-world MPG and live fuel prices sampled along your route. It also shows you how your trip cost compares to charging an electric car.

The Live MOT Watchdog is a real-time test-day companion. When your car is at the garage for its MOT, turn on the Watchdog and Roadworthy will monitor testing systems in the background and send an instant notification to your phone or computer the moment your car passes or fails.

Yes, Roadworthy is free for everyday motorists. Free users get generous daily vehicle lookups and full access to fuel finders, EV maps, and garage trackers. For high-volume buyers, traders, and fleet managers, Roadworthy Pro offers higher daily lookup allowances and automated test-day alerts.

Your search history and garage data are strictly private and secure. We never sell your searches or vehicle details to third-party marketing companies, insurance brokers, or dealerships.

Yes. Simply enter your registration to see whether your petrol or diesel car meets emissions standards for London's ULEZ, as well as Clean Air Zones and Low Emission Zones in Birmingham, Bristol, Bath, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Scottish cities.

Inside your saved garage, you can set custom reminders for oil changes, brake pads, tyres, and annual services. You can also save key vehicle specifications like engine oil grade, tyre pressures, battery sizes, and wiper blades so you always have them handy when ordering parts.

Simple, fair pricing

Start free, stay free — upgrade only when you need more lookups or live watch. All plans include core checks, with no ads or data selling.

Guest

£0

No sign-in

Free

£0

Free profile

Pro

Popular
£2.99/mo

per month

Ultimate

Most lookups
£9.99/mo

per month

FeatureGuestFreeProUltimate
Daily vehicle lookups5201001,000
MOT history & DVLA details
Mileage & tax history
Cohort pass-rate comparison
Predictive failure risk
Garage — saved vehicles2 maxUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Cloud sync across devices
Fuel & EV finder
Clean Air Zone checker
Journey planner & cost
Live traffic & incidents
Daily commute alerts
Live MOT Watchdog (6-min polling)
PWA push notifications

Lookups reset every 24 hours. Cached garage vehicles and MOT history don’t count twice.
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