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An invented car with made-up MOT records, to show what a full report looks like. Not a real vehicle or DVSA record.
Only 46% of the scoring model is backed by data for this vehicle. An overall score needs at least 50%, so it is withheld rather than blended from too little evidence.
Score withheld · 46% of it has data · how the score works
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This 2018 Toyota Yaris has six MOT tests on record since 2021, all passes, and showed 51,740 miles at the last one. One reading goes down, a potential discrepancy: get it explained before you travel.
MOT
Valid
Until 4 Jun 2027
Miles a year
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Withheld: a reading goes down
MOT failures
0
0 advisories in total
Safety recalls
No record
Sample cars carry no recall record
Each part is scored out of 100 and weighted. A part with no data is left out, never guessed, and counts against coverage. Only 46% of the scoring model is backed by data for this vehicle. An overall score needs at least 50%, so it is withheld rather than blended from too little evidence.
6 tests · no failures · no advisories
A recorded reading decreases — unexplained until the seller accounts for it.
No comparable cohort for this make, model, fuel and age band passed the quality checks, so maintenance burden is not scored.
No comparable cohort for this make, model, fuel and age band passed the quality checks, so model reliability is not scored.
No recall record was returned. Absence of a campaign is not confirmation that none applies — check with the manufacturer.
1.09× the average · 9% more than average · 9,905 recorded involvements
Theft exposure needs model-level theft counts, which have no self-service source yet.
Running cost needs VCA consumption data matched to this variant, which is not imported yet.
Price fairness needs licensed listing comparables, which are not connected.
Weights are a starting point, not a calibrated model. The score ranks cars on a shortlist. It isn’t advice to buy. Read the methodology buy-score-0.1.0
Police-recorded vehicle crime around a postcode you choose. It isn’t this model’s theft risk, and it isn’t a check of whether this car is stolen.
Each source this report uses, and whether it returned data. A missing source stays listed as missing, never as a clear result.
Invented make, model and specification for this example car. Not a DVLA or DVSA record.
6 tests and 6 odometer readings invented for this example, 2021 to 2026. Not government records.
No comparable cohort for this make, model, fuel and age band passed the quality checks, so maintenance burden is not scored.
Example cars carry no recall record.
Reported injury-collision involvement for this model: 1.09× the average · 9% more than average · 9,905 recorded involvements. Model-level DfT data: not fault, and not this car’s accident history.
Theft exposure needs model-level theft counts, which have no self-service source yet.
Running cost needs VCA consumption data matched to this variant, which is not imported yet.
Price fairness needs licensed listing comparables, which are not connected.
Outstanding finance, write-off and stolen status are not in the public record. A separate provenance check from a suitable provider is needed.
Methodology example-rules-0.1.0 · About our data
6 tests since 2021. No failures, 0 advisories.
6 tests shown
No failures or advisories at this test.
MOT valid until 4 Jun 2027
No failures or advisories at this test.
MOT valid until 5 Jun 2026
No failures or advisories at this test.
MOT valid until 6 Jun 2025
No failures or advisories at this test.
MOT valid until 7 Jun 2024
No failures or advisories at this test.
MOT valid until 8 Jun 2023
No failures or advisories at this test.
MOT valid until 9 Jun 2022
Notes are DVSA’s own wording, as recorded at each test.
One reading is lower than the one before it: a potential discrepancy. It can be a typing mistake at the test centre, so ask the seller to explain it before you go further.
Miles a year
—
Withheld until the drop is explained
UK average
7,400
All cars, from DfT figures
This sample car has no example cohort to compare with. Reliability and upkeep are left out rather than guessed.
We haven’t connected a source of cars for sale, so this report can’t say whether the price is fair, and we won’t guess. Here’s how to judge it yourself.
From this car’s record, not from a price.
Fuel
58.9 mpg at 172.01p a litre
£1,328
Road tax
Not added. We don’t have tax data for this car
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A year
£111 a month on fuel · 13.3p a mile
Doesn’t include insurance, servicing, tyres or depreciation. Fuel price starts at the UK average for the week of 21 Sep 2026 (DESNZ weekly road fuel prices), so change it to your local price. Fuel economy is the figure for this sample car.
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Built from invented MOT records and a synthetic model cohort for a fictional car, with real DfT collision statistics. It can’t see the car in front of you, so look it over or have it inspected before you buy. It isn’t a finance, write-off or stolen-vehicle check.