See which MOT advisories were fixed, are still open, or turned into failures on a later test.
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An MOT history lists advisories test by test, but it never tells you the one thing a buyer wants to know: what happened next? The advisory tracker follows each item through every recorded test and shows whether it disappeared, is still there, or turned into a failure.
Enter a registration to see a plain summary and a table of every advisory, with its status and history.
We read every test in the record from oldest to newest. Each advisory is matched across tests using the inspection manual reference in the tester’s wording where one is given, or the wording itself where it is not. Each item then gets one of three statuses.
An advisory is a tester telling you something is not yet bad enough to fail but needs watching, such as a worn brake disc or a tyre close to the legal limit. On its own it is normal. What matters is what the owner did next. Advisories that appear year after year show a car that has been kept just inside the pass mark. They can also be a way to negotiate the price, because you will have to pay for those repairs soon.
MOT data only records what was found on the day of each test. A repair done between tests, or a fault that appeared after the last test, will not be shown. “Not repeated” is a good sign, not a guarantee. Always have the car inspected before you buy.
Check a seller’s story with the seller claim checker, look for odometer problems with the mileage check, or put two cars side by side with compare two cars.
An advisory is the tester’s note that something is wearing but has not yet failed. A tyre close to the legal limit, a slightly corroded brake pipe or a small oil leak are typical examples. On their own they are not a problem. The problem is when the same advisory appears test after test, because it means nobody fixed it.
Tyres. A tyre advisory two years in a row, when the car has covered a normal mileage, can mean the tyres were never replaced. See our tyre guide for the legal tread depth and how to check it.
Brakes. Brake pad and disc advisories tend to turn into fails within a year. If you see one on the latest test, expect a bill soon.
Corrosion. Advisories about corrosion on the underside get worse with time and can be expensive to fix. Ask to see the car on a ramp.
Suspension. Worn bushes and slight play in joints show up as advisories long before they fail. The common MOT failure reasons explain how often these items fail.
Testers describe the same fault in slightly different words from one test to the next. We match advisories by the recorded item code where there is one and by the wording where there is not, so occasionally a repeated advisory may be shown as fixed or the other way round. Treat the tracker as a guide and check the full history on the MOT history page.
The tracker uses official DVSA data. It does not inspect the vehicle, and it is not a substitute for a mechanic’s check.
The Full Vehicle Report gives you the complete MOT timeline, mileage analysis and summary as a PDF you can keep.