Car Mileage Check — detect clocking & odometer fraud
Enter any UK registration to verify a vehicle's recorded mileage across every MOT. Lined up year by year, genuine readings only ever rise — so a single drop exposes a clocked car. Catch odometer fraud before it costs you thousands.
- Mileage at every MOT
- Discrepancies flagged
- Average annual mileage
- Free basic check
- 202024,100
- 202138,460
- 202222,900▼ rolled back
- 202334,300
- 202446,820
- DVLA
- DVSA
- GOV.UK
- MOT history
- Police records
- Experian
What is a car mileage check?
A mileage check pulls together every odometer reading logged when a vehicle was MOT tested and lines them up in order. Genuine mileage can only ever climb — so any reading that falls below the one before it points to clocking.
Every MOT logs the odometer
On each annual test, the DVSA records the exact mileage shown on the dash. Placed in date order those figures form a trail that should only ever rise. Expected mileage versus the actual reading is the simplest way to expose a tampered odometer.
- Expected~52,000 mi
- Actual reading22,900 mi
- 29,100 mi unaccounted for
Why clocking matters
Lower mileage makes a car look fresher than it is, inflating the asking price and masking real wear on the engine, gearbox and clutch. A few thousand miles wiped off can add hundreds — sometimes thousands — to the headline figure.
- True mileage£6,400
- Clocked figure£8,900
- +£2,500 paid for miles that don't exist
What your mileage check shows
Built from official MOT records and laid out so a clocked reading jumps off the page the moment you look.
Verify the mileage in three steps
- 1
Enter the registration
Type the UK number plate into the search box. No account, no card details to run the basic check.
- 2
We compile every reading
We pull each odometer figure from the official MOT record and order them by test date automatically.
- 3
See the timeline
View the mileage timeline with any discrepancy flagged instantly, then unlock the full report for finance, stolen and write-off checks.
How mileage fraud (clocking) works
"Clocking" means winding back or altering a car's odometer to show fewer miles than it has really covered. It takes seconds with the right device — and it's why a digital paper trail matters so much.
What clocking is
A reading is wound back electronically so the dashboard shows a lower figure. The car looks barely used, but the engine, gearbox and clutch have done every one of the hidden miles.
Why fraudsters do it
Mileage drives price. Trimming even a few thousand miles can add hundreds or thousands to a sale, so the temptation to clock a high-mileage car before selling is huge.
It's illegal to hide
Adjusting an odometer isn't itself banned, but selling a clocked car without disclosing it is fraud under consumer protection law. Honest sellers always declare a corrected reading.
Red flags of a clocked car
- A mileage reading that drops between two MOTs
- A worn interior — pedals, seats, steering wheel — against a low reading
- Missing or patchy service history that can't back up the figure
- A suspiciously low average annual mileage for the car's age
Check the mileage now
Enter a registration to run a free basic check — no signup needed.