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MOT—Tax—ULEZ—
Key facts
Last mileage— mi
Avg annual— mi/yrSince registration
Vehicle age— years
Engine—
Fuel—
First registered—
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Provisional score
Reading the free record…
RecallMOTTaxMileage
Based on the DVSA and DVLA record only. Finance, write-off and stolen checks can confirm or lower this score; the inspection at the car sets the Purchase Score.
Not yet checked5 register checks and the inspection
Outstanding finance
Insurance write-off
Stolen marker
Mileage verification
Keeper history & plate changes
Pre-purchase inspectionat the car
From DVSA and DVLA records. Not a certification.
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✕ Outstanding recall
DVSA records list an outstanding safety recall for this vehicle. The fix is
normally free at a franchised dealer. Ask the seller for proof it was
completed before you buy.
MOT & mileage
mi
Today
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Still on the road
Keepers & plates
Keeper and plate history are on record for this vehicle.The report shows how many owners it has had, when each of them
had it, and any plate changes that went with it.
What the report addsLocked
Keeper timeline
Keeper 3· most recent owner · dates in the report
Keeper 2· previous owner · dates in the report
Keeper 1· first owner · dates in the report
Short recent keeperships can be a tell. The report reads the pattern for you.
Plate changes
Any plate changes are on record.
Registration change · date in the report
Registration change · date in the report
Plates move for innocent reasons, and occasionally to bury a history. The report shows which this is.
The inspection for this car
Everything you need to go and see it.
A guided walkaround built from this car's own record and what this engine is
known for, with the eight register checks run first so you never drive to a car
you can't buy. It ends in a Purchase Score and a price to offer.
One car, once. Full refund if it fails to arrive or is materially wrong about your vehicle. Nothing charged if the registers cannot find it.
Guided inspection, built for this carEvery check ordered by what this car's own record and its known weak points say to look at, with the camera where a photograph matters and an advisor on every step.
Checks for this carAdvisories to re-checkCamera evidenceResumable at the car
Provenance — eight register checksAny one of these ends the deal.
Import
Export
Respray / colour change
Scrapped marker
Its historyWho has had it, and how it fared in a crash test.
Number of keepers
Plate changes
Euro NCAP safety
This modelWhere it earns its reputation, and where it bites.
AutoSpect's AI can make mistakes. Check anything that matters before you decide.
Technical & trim
Engine—
CO₂—
Emissions—
First registered—
Gearbox—
Body—
Road tax—
Factory build sheet
Engine code — from the vehicle record
Drive — front, rear or all-wheel
Kerb weight — from the vehicle record
Paint — factory colour & code
Trim & options — full factory list
Interior — factory specification
In the report
Market value · Premium
What it's worth, and what it has already lost
Trade, private and forecourt guide prices for this exact car, so you can
see what the asking price is really up against — and what the first owner
paid to find out.
Where the money sits
£00,000£00,000
Dealer forecourt£00,000
Private sale£00,000
Part-exchange£00,000
What it has already lost
00%
£00,000 gone since new
New£00,000
Today£00,000
Factory options · Premium
What this model was built with, and what the extras cost
The factory options list for this exact variant: what came as standard,
what was a paid upgrade, and what each one cost new — so you can check
the advert's claims and price them.
Every factory option for this variant, grouped and priced.
The walkaround decides the Purchase Score and the offer. Seller questions are ready in the Inspection tab.
AutoSpect's AI can make mistakes. Check anything that matters before you decide.
—/100
Decided at the car
Purchase Score · your walkaround, weighed against the records
Your walkaround decides it.
The checks, in the order to do them, built from this car's own record and what the registers found. The score, the offer and the negotiation points come out the other side.
Resumable — a viewing that gets cut short is not lost.
AutoSpect's AI can make mistakes. Check anything that matters before you decide.
—/100
At the car
Purchase Score · your walkaround, weighed against the records
Asking
Offer
Why the offer holds
Key findings
Negotiation script, every finding with its photo, and your call — in the Inspection tab.
The Purchase Score reflects your own recorded findings and this car's verified history. AutoSpect's AI can make mistakes — check anything that matters before you decide.
◇The part a listing can't tell you
—things to check on this car, in the order you’d do them
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STEP 1 OF —
One at a time, with a picture of what the problem looks like
What comes out of itAnother car · example
Purchase Score
Remote Score · from the history
Amber, solid at the right price
On-site Score · after your walkaround
Confirmed at the car
After the walkaround
Price to offer
£11,900
↓ your target range off the asking price
After the walkaround
One payment for this car, not a subscription. The Score and the price to offer come from your walkaround.
That is what this car’s paperwork says. What it does not tell you is how it drives, what it sounds like cold, or what the panels line up like — and those are the things that decide whether the price is right.
MOT history
This car’s MOT test history loads with its record.
Mar 2024
● PASS · 61,003 mi
Mar 2023
● PASS · 52,911 mi
Mileage over time
Not enough mileage data to chart.
This vehicle
What this car's own records say
Read-between-the-lines analysis of this exact car: its keepers, its MOT
story, its service pattern. Deepens with full provenance data in the report.
◇AutoSpect InsightsThis vehicle
What this car’s own records show about its ownership and mileage.
How this ownership pattern compares with others of the same model and age, and what the tenure lengths suggest.
The service and mileage pattern read together, with anything that does not add up called out.
Deepens with full provenance data when you unlock the report.
Risk & provenance
Is this car hiding its history?
Some cars carry finance you'd inherit, a write-off record, or a mileage story
that doesn't add up. Checks against national records settle it in seconds.
Outstanding financeIf finance is unpaid, the lender can repossess the car after you buy it.
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Insurance write-offA previous write-off affects safety, value and how easily you can insure it.
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Stolen marker (PNC)A police stolen marker means you could lose both the car and your money.
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Mileage verificationInconsistent mileage across records is a classic clocking warning.
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ImportImported cars can differ in spec, recall coverage and resale value.
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ExportedAn export marker means you must verify the car's current UK status.
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ResprayA respray can mask accident repair — check panel gaps and paint depth.
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ScrappedA scrapped or destroyed marker means it shouldn't be road-legal.
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Checked the moment you unlock Premium
◇AutoSpect InsightsLatest MOT findings
What this car’s most recent MOT test recorded.
What each item means for this car, how urgent it really is, and what the repair typically costs in the UK.
Unlocks in the full report
Writing your report — reading this car's MOT history takes about half a minute.
Still writing. It is taking longer than usual — nothing is lost.
The record is only half the story. Wear, damage and the way it has actually been treated do not appear on any register — they show up when you walk round it.
Model knowledge · this model
Where this model earns its reputation, and where it bites
The faults owners and specialists see again and again on this model, each with
the warning sign to check and the specialist repair cost. Built from owner-group
data and this car's own records, and shown in full with the report.
Illustration of the model — not this car. The interior and
engine shown are typical for the range.
Known issueA common fault on this model
Big ticket
The warning sign to check for, why it happens on this model, and what a specialist fix costs…
Known issueA common fault on this model
Moderate
The warning sign to check for, why it happens on this model, and what a specialist fix costs…
Known issueA common fault on this model
Worth checking
The warning sign to check for, why it happens on this model, and what a specialist fix costs…
This model's known faults, with the symptom and specialist cost for each, unlock with the full report.
Writing your report — the model research takes about half a minute.
Still writing. It is taking longer than usual — nothing is lost.
What this model gets right
Did you know
What this car costs to live with: fuel cost per mile, road tax, a safe
annual budget and the service schedule. These are drawn from the model's data
and this car's spec, and unlock with the full report.are shown in full below.are being written now.are still being written.
Fuel economy · Premium
What it costs you per mile
This car's fuel cost set against what the alternatives cost to run — the
comparison a buyer actually makes when deciding what to own next.
00pper mile in fuel
Average petrol00 mpg00p
Average diesel00 mpg00p
This car00 mpg00p
Average hybrid00 mpg00p
Average EV0.0 mi/kWh00p
Cost to brim
≈ £00
tank & pump price
Fuel per mile
≈ 00p
at real-world mpg
Est. annual fuel
£0,000
at 10,000 mi/yr
Road tax (VED)
£000/yr
from CO₂ band
The full ownership budget · Premium
What it really costs to run safely for a year
The reserves and service schedule for this model that keep it off a credit
card: what to set aside, and when the big bills land.
Safe annual budget
≈ £4,500 / yr
incl. £2,000 preventative fund
Maintenance reserves
Slush fund £150–200/mo
Big-ticket reserve £2,000–3,000
Tyres & brakes
Premium 20″ set £800–1,000
Front discs+pads £650–785
Service
Interval
Specialist cost
Minor service (oil & filter)
10k / 1 yr
£180–250
Major service (all filters)
20k / 2 yr
£350–450
Brake fluid flush
2 yr
£60–90
Transmission service
60–70k
£350–450
Owner-group guidance for this model, including where the factory service
intervals are worth beating, unlocks with the full report.is in the schedule above.is being written now.is still being written.
These are the faults this model is known for. Whether THIS one has them is a question only the car can answer.
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◇Advisor
◇AutoSpect Insights
Hi, I'm the Advisor for this car. I read its MOT history and match it to
known faults for its make and model. What would you like to know before
you go and see it?
Free check · official record
Reading the record for this car
Live from DVLA and DVSA, for this registration only.
Confirming which car this isMake, model, year, colour and tax, from the DVLA record
Reading every MOT test and advisoryWhat it passed, what it failed, what the tester flagged
Checking the mileage trail and open recallsEvery recorded reading, and whether a safety recall is outstanding
Building your guided inspection from this recordThe checks that matter for this car, in the order to do them
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