MOT history, DVLA check, mileage cross-checked.

Every test is laid out for you:

• Pass and fail history, back as far as DVSA holds it.
• Mileage at every test, which is what powers the mileage check.
• Advisories at each test, read for issues that match the damage you are looking at.
• Expiry date, so you know whether the car needs an MOT before it can move.

Copart says 38,000 miles. The 2024 MOT recorded 67,000 and the 2023 MOT recorded 64,000. CarMargin lays the timeline out and flags it, so you know before you bid whether you are looking at a clocked car or an honest mistake.

It looks for three patterns: a reading below the MOT record, mileage going backwards between tests, and an annual rate too low to be believable. The manual version is in the mileage fraud guide.

A 2023 “timing chain rattle” advisory on a 2010 BMW 320d with engine damage says the engine may be why the car ended up at auction, not the bumper in the photos. CarMargin reads every advisory across every test and surfaces the ones that line up with the lot.

A second lookup by registration confirms what the listing claims:

• Make, model, year and colour.
• Fuel type and CO2 figure.
• Tax status and MOT due date.

If Copart and DVLA disagree, say the listing says petrol and DVLA says diesel, the mismatch is flagged.

MOT data comes from DVSA and vehicle data from DVLA, both through their public services and within their terms. Registration numbers stay on the lot record and are never linked to your account. The results are removed shortly after the auction ends, like the rest of the lot.