Who can access MOT records and for how long?

[Dave_ST220]

Another slant, my 20 year od Mondeo has just had it's MOT and passed The tyres are near illegal (which I knew about, wasn't going to buy a few hundred quids worth of tyres if the car is scrap in a few weeks) and the front brake discs have been advised on. All the parts are sat in my garage ready to be fitted this weekend. If someone were to buy it off me after I've done al this work why on earth would they be worried about seeing the MOT history? It would be obvious it has had the work done. Does it mean the car wasn't cared for? Not at all.

[anonymous-user]

LDN said:

Ok, I just checked my fathers car... some oddities with the dates and mileages... I'm a little perplexed and a tad anxious here - what could this mean?

MOT history of this vehicle

Test date: 20 November 2015
Test ResultPass
Odometer reading 27,836 miles

Test date: 25 July 2015
Test ResultPass
Odometer reading 36,614 miles

Test date: 1 May 2015
Test ResultPass
Odometer reading 26,733 miles

Test date: 25 October 2014
Test ResultPass
Odometer reading 30,275 miles

Test date: 2 May 2014
Test ResultPass
Odometer reading 25,972 miles

Test date: 26 October 2013
Test ResultPass
Odometer reading17,906 miles
Advisory notice item(s)
front valance scratched
trims fitted to outersills
nearside rear wheel rim and tyres damaged slightly
offside and nearside rear tyres worn to limit
275/35/19/y

Test date: 30 October 2012
Test ResultPass
Odometer reading 21,999 miles

Test date: 11 September 2012
Test ResultPass
Odometer reading 11,033 miles
Advisory notice item(s)
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Test date: 19 October 2011
Test ResultPass
Odometer reading 20,044 miles
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Test date: 4 October 2011
Test ResultPass
Odometer reading 6,426 miles

That really makes no sense.

4/10/11 6,426
19/10/11 20,044
11/09/12 11,033
30/10/12 21,999
26/10/13 17,906
02/05/14 25,972
25/10/14 30,275
01/05/15 26,733
25/07/15 36,614
20/11/15 27,836

Why on earth is it being MoT'd so often?

To me it looks more like there are two or more cars there and the MoT system has gone completely daffy, plate change confusion maybe? If you extract every second entry from the list it seems to make a lot more sense.

4/10/11 6,426
11/09/12 11,033
26/10/13 17,906
25/10/14 30,275
25/07/15 36,614

19/10/11 20,044
30/10/12 21,999
02/05/14 25,972
01/05/15 26,733
20/11/15 27,836

If it's clocking it's the most grossly incompetent attempt I've ever seen. I'd be questioning the data myself, although clocking is a possibility I guess.

[LDN]

charltjr said:

To me it looks more like there are two or more cars there and the MoT system has gone completely daffy, plate change confusion maybe? If you extract every second entry from the list it seems to make a lot more sense.

4/10/11 6,426
11/09/12 11,033
26/10/13 17,906
25/10/14 30,275
25/07/15 36,614

19/10/11 20,044
30/10/12 21,999
02/05/14 25,972
01/05/15 26,733
20/11/15 27,836

If it's clocking it's the most grossly incompetent attempt I've ever seen. I'd be questioning the data myself, although clocking is a possibility I guess.

Interesting...... thank you for that. I will try to delve deeper.

[TooMany2cvs]

charltjr said:

To me it looks more like there are two or more cars there and the MoT system has gone completely daffy, plate change confusion maybe? If you extract every second entry from the list it seems to make a lot more sense.

4/10/11 6,426
11/09/12 11,033
26/10/13 17,906
25/10/14 30,275
25/07/15 36,614

19/10/11 20,044
30/10/12 21,999
02/05/14 25,972
01/05/15 26,733
20/11/15 27,836

Agreed. I'd say that it's a plate change that's got confused.

What does the current certificate say on it for the last few mileages?

[V40Vinnie]

fivepointnine said:

The website is great, my wife and I used it quite a bit while shopping for our last car. You can tell quite a bit about the owners by how badly it does on MOT, and also use advisories are bargaining tools for when you find a good one.

The look you get off the vendor though when you say ah but the MOT said this, this and this, it's like it wasnt meant to be known

[TooMany2cvs]

ashleyman said:

TooMany2cvs said:

Yep, it accurately reflects the state the car was in when you took it for the test.

Tiny snapshot of owner history that doesn't give a full insight into how the car has been treated.

You're right. A clean entry wouldn't give a full insight into the neglect.