Only last two MOTs showing online on 2005 car - any idea why?

[mellowman]

I have recently bought a 2005 Clio 182, but when I bring up the MOT history online via the DirectGov/VOSA website, I only get test results back to 2013.

I have the V5C and current MOT certificate.

Any ideas why I can only access the last two MOTs?

[shake n bake]

Is the v5c you have off of the most recent v5? If a duplicate has been issued that supersedes the previous v5 mot history and ones issued after the duplicate will only show on the new v5 reference number.

[mellowman]

shake n bake said:

Is the v5c you have off of the most recent v5? If a duplicate has been issued that supersedes the previous v5 mot history and ones issued after the duplicate will only show on the new v5 reference number.

Yes, I have the recent V5C and took a picture of the old V5C, and have tried both. I also entered the current MOT test number and reg to get the full history - I also have the last MOT - but still only the last two MOTs are showing online.

I wonder whether it had a different reg prior to that, and that's why it's not showing?

[confused_buyer]

Could have been elsewhere for a while. IIRC Northern Ireland MOT's don't (or didn't anyway) show up.

Could also be a computer mess up - I have seen missing MOT's on various cars even though the MOT took place.

[carinaman]

mellowman said:

I wonder whether it had a different reg prior to that, and that's why it's not showing?

When was it first registered in the UK?

I think I've looked through a MoT history on the gov.uk website and it's shown registration plate changes. It's a nifty little tool that MoT history website facility.

I wonder if whoever bought that PH front page leggy 190K mile B5 RS4 looked through it and discovered the mileage discrepancy?