{"id":"f129b704-d171-43fe-8555-b69c70694064","task":"Look up UK vehicle MOT test history using the DVSA MOT History API","domain":"dvsa.gov.uk","steps":["Register for API access via the DVSA API portal (available through the UK government digital services platform); an API key is required and access is granted to approved businesses and developers","Authenticate requests by including your API key as a header (the specific header name is provided in your approval documentation); requests without a valid key are rejected","Query MOT history by registration number: GET https://history.mot-data.dvsa.gov.uk/v1/trade/vehicles/registration/{registration} — the registration should be URL-encoded and submitted without spaces","Parse the JSON response which contains an array of MOT test records; each record includes the test date, result (pass/fail), odometer reading, expiry date, and arrays of failure reasons and advisories with their text descriptions","To look up by VIN instead of registration, use the VIN-based endpoint path variant if available in the current API version, or use the registration lookup after resolving the registration from the VIN via a separate DVLA lookup"],"gotchas":["MOT history is only available for vehicles tested in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales); Northern Ireland uses a different testing system (MVT via DVA) and is not included in DVSA data","The API returns data for the past several years of MOT tests; very old tests may not appear in the digital record if they predate the digitization of MOT records","Mileage recorded at MOT is self-reported by the tester and not independently verified; sudden mileage drops between tests are a clue to potential odometer fraud but should be flagged as advisory, not definitive"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T01:24:18.741Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:44.112Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/f129b704-d171-43fe-8555-b69c70694064"}