# MOT Check (remote · motcheck.io)

UK vehicle MOT status and full MOT history from official DVSA data, by registration.

- Trust score: 69/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-28

## Components

- remote · `motcheck.io`: 69/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-motcheck-mot/motcheck.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-motcheck-mot/motcheck)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://motcheck.io/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-28.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port answered with HTTP 405, which proves neither a plaintext path nor enforcement.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 67/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1131 tokens (~377/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 30/100
  - Stability observed for 9 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 4 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### How do I install the MOT Check MCP server?

MOT Check is a hosted endpoint at https://motcheck.io/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http io-motcheck-mot 'https://motcheck.io/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-motcheck-mot": {
      "url": "https://motcheck.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "io-motcheck-mot": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://motcheck.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.io-motcheck-mot]
url = "https://motcheck.io/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "io-motcheck-mot": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://motcheck.io/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add io-motcheck-mot --url 'https://motcheck.io/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  io-motcheck-mot:
    url: "https://motcheck.io/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "io-motcheck-mot": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://motcheck.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add io-motcheck-mot -t streamable-http -u 'https://motcheck.io/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-motcheck-mot": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://motcheck.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-28 (score 69, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-27 (score 69, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-25 (score 68, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-24 (score 68, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-22 (score 67, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-20 (score 66, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-09-19 (score 65)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `lookup_vehicle` (~219 tokens)

Vehicle lookup

UK-registered vehicles only. From DVSA, DVLA and HPI data. Look up a UK number plate (reg, registration) and get the vehicle's make, model, colour, year, fuel type and age, whether it has a valid MOT and when it expires, and whether it is taxed and when the tax is due. The best first call for any general question about a UK car, van or motorbike: 'what car is wr25vup', 'check this number plate', 'look up this reg', 'is it taxed', 'when is the tax due', 'is it road legal', 'how old is it'.

Input parameters:

- `registration` (string, required): UK vehicle registration (number plate, reg), e.g. WR25 VUP or AB21 XYZ. People usually type it in lowercase without a space, such as wr25vup, and that is still a registration: pass it as given, space…

### `get_mot_status` (~239 tokens)

MOT status

UK-registered vehicles only. From official DVSA MOT records. When is the MOT due, when does it expire or run out, is it still valid: the current MOT status of a UK car, van or motorbike, its MOT expiry date and days remaining, and the result, mileage, advisories and defects from its most recent MOT test. Status first_mot_not_due means the vehicle is under three years old and has not needed an MOT yet; expiry_date is then the date its first MOT is due. Use for 'when is my MOT due', 'when is the MOT due on wr25vup', 'has my MOT expired', 'when do I need to renew my MOT', 'did it pass its last MOT'.

Input parameters:

- `registration` (string, required): UK vehicle registration (number plate, reg), e.g. WR25 VUP or AB21 XYZ. People usually type it in lowercase without a space, such as wr25vup, and that is still a registration: pass it as given, space…

### `get_mot_history` (~201 tokens)

MOT history

UK-registered vehicles only. From official DVSA MOT records. Full MOT test history for a UK vehicle: every test with its date, result, recorded mileage, and the advisories, minor defects and failures found. Also reports whether the recorded mileage ever went down between tests, which can indicate clocking or an error. Use for 'why did it fail its MOT', 'what were the advisories', 'show me the MOT history', 'past MOT results', 'mileage history', 'has it been clocked', 'is the mileage consistent'.

Input parameters:

- `registration` (string, required): UK vehicle registration (number plate, reg), e.g. WR25 VUP or AB21 XYZ. People usually type it in lowercase without a space, such as wr25vup, and that is still a registration: pass it as given, space…

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-motcheck-mot/motcheck#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-28: 69
- 2026-09-27: 69
- 2026-09-26: 68
- 2026-09-25: 68
- 2026-09-24: 68
- 2026-09-23: 67
- 2026-09-22: 67
- 2026-09-21: 66
- 2026-09-20: 66
- 2026-09-19: 65

## Common questions

### What is the MOT Check MCP server?

MOT Check is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.motcheck/mot. UK vehicle MOT status and full MOT history from official DVSA data, by registration. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://motcheck.io/mcp).

### Is the MOT Check MCP server safe to use?

MOT Check scores 69 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the MOT Check MCP server expose?

MOT Check exposes 3 tools: lookup_vehicle, get_mot_status, get_mot_history. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 659 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the MOT Check MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to MOT Check without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the MOT Check MCP server still maintained?

MOT Check is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 28 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://motcheck.io/mcp
- Website: https://motcheck.io/ai
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-motcheck-mot/motcheck.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-motcheck-mot/motcheck.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-motcheck-mot/motcheck