MOT history API

Contents

• Summary:

  The MOT history API gives authorised third-party organisations a way to access MOT test history information for vehicles.

  The information includes:

  MOT test date MOT expiry date test result mileage reading MOT test number reasons for failure and advisory notices first MOT due date for new vehicles vehicle ID vehicle registration date vehicle manufacturing date cylinder capacity of the engine

  Complete an application form giving details of your organisation and your intended use of the API: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/MOT_History_TradeAPI_Access_and_Support?

  If your application is approved you will be given an API key that will let you access the MOT history data.

• Locations: United Kingdom
• Topics: Safety Traffic signs and regulations
• Time period: 23/3/2017 - Present
• Update frequency: 6 Monthly
• Organisation: DVSA
• Licence: Free UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
• Transport mode: Buses, Cars, Electric vehicles, Heavy goods vehicles
• Road network: -

• Locations: United Kingdom
• Regions: -
• Topics: Safety Traffic signs and regulations
• Time period: 23/3/2017 - Present
• Update frequency: 6 Monthly
• Organisation: DVSA
• Licence: Free UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
• Transport mode: Buses, Cars, Electric vehicles, Heavy goods vehicles
• Road network: -
• Version: -
• Date added: 19/11/2020
• Last updated: 05/12/2022

View this dataset

This dataset is hosted and viewable at:

https://dvsa.github.io/mot-history-api-documentation/

To access this dataset you will need to visit their website.

• Data formats: json