Vehicle Data
Vehicle Details
DVLA registration data by VRM — make, colour, fuel, CO₂, tax and MOT status.
Overview
Look up any UK vehicle by registration and get the DVLA record back as clean, normalized JSON.
Ideal for onboarding flows, quote forms and any journey where you need to confirm a vehicle from just a number plate.
Features
- Make, colour, fuel type and engine capacity
- Tax status and tax due date
- MOT status and expiry date
- Year and month of first registration
- Export marker and wheelplan
Example response
A successful lookup for AB12CDE. Illustrative values.
{
"data": {
"vrm": "AB12CDE",
"registration_number": "AB12CDE",
"make": "FORD",
"model": "FIESTA",
"colour": "BLUE",
"fuel_type": "PETROL",
"engine_capacity": 1499,
"year_of_manufacture": 2019,
"month_of_first_registration": "2019-03",
"co2_emissions": 119,
"tax_status": "Taxed",
"tax_due_date": "2026-09-01",
"mot_status": "Valid",
"mot_expiry_date": "2026-03-14",
"wheelplan": "2 AXLE RIGID BODY",
"export_marker": false
},
"credit_balance": 499
}
Fields returned
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| registration_number | string | The vehicle registration mark (VRM). |
| make | string | Manufacturer, as recorded by the DVLA. |
| model | string | Model, resolved from the MOT record where available. |
| colour | string | Current registered colour, normalised. |
| fuel_type | string | Fuel type, normalised (PETROL, DIESEL, ELECTRIC…). |
| engine_capacity | integer | Engine capacity in cc. |
| year_of_manufacture | integer | Year the vehicle was manufactured. |
| month_of_first_registration | string | Year and month the vehicle was first registered (YYYY-MM). |
| co2_emissions | integer | CO₂ emissions in g/km. |
| tax_status | string | Current tax status (Taxed, Untaxed, SORN). |
| tax_due_date | date | Date the current tax expires. |
| mot_status | string | Current MOT status. |
| mot_expiry_date | date | Expiry date of the current MOT certificate. |
| wheelplan | string | DVLA wheelplan description. |
| export_marker | boolean | Whether the vehicle is marked for export. |