The market
Worth a second look
There are good cars out there, waiting for someone to spot them.
Score any used car for free, in seconds.
Enter a registration. We read the vehicle's full MOT history and distil it into one clear score.
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HIDDEN GEM
Two ways in
BUYING?
Know before you drive two hours to see it.
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Enter a reg, or snap the plate.
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Get a score
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Compare your shortlist side by side.
SELLING?
Prove your car's got nothing to hide.
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Score your car, free.
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Download the score card.
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Upload it with your listing photos.
Why Bonafied
A well-kept car tells on itself.
A worn bearing gets fixed before a tester can flag it, so it never reaches the MOT sheet, not even as an advisory. A clean history is no accident, and it says more than any advert.
The used-car market has a reputation, and not all of it is deserved. Bonafied is for anyone who'd rather buy, or sell, with their eyes open.
The saving
The saving is real
Buy privately and you keep the money that would otherwise go on a forecourt markup or the cost of financing.
The read
One straight answer
Is this car for you, or not. And when there is too little history to judge fairly, we say so rather than bluff a number.
Both sides
Optimism cuts both ways
A seller can believe their car is better than the record bears out. A buyer can be smitten on sight and wave away the warning signs.
Free, and here's why
The data underneath is free, the public MOT and vehicle records the government releases for anyone to use. We don't pay for it, so we don't charge you. We never paywall the verdict, and we've no paid report of our own to sell.
If you do go on to get a full history check or a mechanic, we'll point you to ones we'd use ourselves, and using that link helps keep Bonafied running.
You'll still need to see the car. You'll just walk up to it better prepared than most.
How the score works
What's behind the score.
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Built on official government MOT and DVLA data.
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We read every MOT on record: the passes, the fails, the advisories.
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A clean, consistently-tested history scores higher than a patchy one.
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One score from 0 to 100, and a tier: Hidden Gem (top 5%), Solid Find (~30%), or Proceed with Care.
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MOT-based assessment only. We don't value the car and we always recommend an inspection.
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Free and impartial: funded by affiliate links we'd use ourselves — using one helps keep Bonafied running and never sways the score.
Try it on a car you know.
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