# Total Car Check — user reviews > 150 indexed App Store user reviews of Total Car Check by Total Car Check, rated 4.80/5 from 64 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/total-car-check/id940049120/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/total-car-check/id940049120.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 60 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Total Car Check? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Comprehensive vehicle information in one place - 💰 Free basic checks with valuable data - 🚀 Quick and easy to use interface - 📊 Detailed MOT history and tax status - 🔍 Accurate vehicle details and specifications - ⭐ Excellent customer service - 💡 Helpful for buying and selling decisions - 🛡️ Prevents purchasing problematic vehicles - 📱 Reliable app performance over years - 💳 Reasonable pricing for premium checks **Cons** - 💸 Premium reports require additional payment - 🐛 VPN compatibility issues - ⏱️ Slow MOT and tax detail updates - 🔄 Requires repayment for previous searches - 📱 Poor optimization for larger screens - 🎨 No dark mode icon available - ❓ Confusing information for some users - 🔐 Dishonest customer service reported - ❌ Incorrect information on some vehicles **Commonly reported bugs** - VPN blocking prevents app usage - Registration field input issues on iPhone XS Max - Plate input field not clearing between searches - Keyboard input field difficult to tap on larger screens - Incorrect vehicle information displayed for swapped number plates - Charged twice for single check - MOT pass rate information not displaying **Most requested features** - Dark mode icon for home screen - In-app insurance verification check - Persistent search history without repayment - Motor trade unlimited access option - Better app optimization for larger devices - Clearer explanations of technical information ## Newest reviews (15 of 150) ### 3/5 — Could be better *2026-06-19, version 7.6.0* Used to be really good but recently there’s an error more often than not while checking plates. Can sometimes take 4 or 5 attempts to work. Error message is “There was an issue contacting the free check service. Please try again” ### 4/5 — Excellent app *2026-06-07, version 7.6.0* This is a really good and informative app but in the last few months it’s always having issues, a message pops up like “there was an issue contacting the free service.” Never happened before, tried re-installing, still no luck. The web version still works fine it’s just the app. ### 5/5 — Tomasz Ostapiuk *2026-06-01, version 7.6.0* Highly recommended app , many details ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-05-28, version 7.6.0* Very useful to find basic info on a cars previous history or a more detailed check at a reasonable price ! ### 5/5 — Big taz *2026-05-21, version 7.6.0* Very good and helpful app ### 5/5 — It works!! *2026-05-20, version 7.6.0* My go to app for checking any vehicle. Thank you so much. ### 5/5 — The good the bad & the ugly *2026-05-19, version 7.6.0* Ideal to see if tax or mot are expired ### 5/5 — Great car checker app *2026-05-14, version 7.6.0* Easy to use and very handy to have, I’d recommend this app. ### 5/5 — Free checks *2026-05-03, version 7.6.0* Awesome tool use it on all purchases ### 5/5 — Totally worth it. *2026-04-28, version 7.6.0* I have used total car check for a while now and it is really helpful with checking vehicles for tax which comes in handy in my job. I have registered for a free account and that’s all I need. There is plenty of information including MOT history which is handy when buying a new car. I have recommended the app to colleagues as one to have on their phone. ### 5/5 — Fantastic app *2026-04-26, version 7.6.0* Chuffed with this app as you can register 5 vehicles and keep track of your own tax and not. ### 5/5 — Very useful *2026-04-22, version 7.6.0* Have used this app for quite a few years and it has been very helpful buying cars and checking MOT’s etc . If you’re ever looking at second hand vehicles the full check is extremely well detailed and is a must in this day and age . ### 5/5 — Farid A *2026-04-12, version 7.6.0* It’s help me a lot .thank you 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 ### 5/5 — Good app *2026-04-07, version 7.6.0* A great app for checking the basics of any vehicle ### 5/5 — Great free service *2026-03-31, version 7.6.0* I use this such a lot to keep track of several cars ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesnt work anymore *2026-07-06, version 7.6.0* Doesnt work anymore ### 1/5 — Trap *2026-05-13, version 7.6.0* Same old price trap — download the app for free then ask for money for any useful information ### 1/5 — 😞😞😞 *2026-05-06, version 7.6.0* There are always problems with the website and when it comes back up it doesn't let me check more than two or three machines.😞 ### 1/5 — Dark Mode Icon Please? *2026-04-04, version 7.6.0* Please make a dark mode icon for the home screen, like most other apps have now.. thanks ### 1/5 — Bmw 530i *2026-03-31, version 7.6.0* Not accurate. App says it’s N52, but the engine it’s definitely N53 . Waste of time and money ### 1/5 — DOESNT WORK WITH VPN *2026-02-01, version 7.6.0* Does not work with VPN ### 1/5 — Total Car Check Team *2025-10-23, version 7.6.0* I was lied to by Total Car Check Team they stated they have removed wrong incorrect information about my vehicle and reversed the changes right after I thanked them for it. This sort of service is very bad for the company as they are deceiving and betraying customers which can lead to significant problems for the company if the team doesn’t look into this poor service and improve. I am hoping management take action to train their teams further and prevent dishonest customer service. ### 1/5 — waste of time and money. stupid app *2025-09-03, version 6.4.0* MOT PASS RATE IS NOT SHOWING ### 1/5 — Dark Mode Icon? *2025-05-13, version 6.4.0* Please make a dark mode icon for the home screen, like most other apps have... thanks ### 1/5 — Checked my new car paid £11.99. *2025-04-15, version 6.4.0* Just paid £11:99 to get a total car check for my new car and as I’ve swapped the number plates over off my old car onto my new car it’s given me the information for my old car that I already have so what a waste of £11:99 won’t be using this app again ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 5 stars *2026-07-22, version 7.6.0* So easy to use just put the numberplate in and it tells you what car it is how old it is if he’s got MOT and road tax just an overall brilliant app saved me so many times ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-07-15, version 7.6.0* Really like this app, makes it very easy to check any details on a vehicle 👏🏻👏🏻 ### 5/5 — Very good app *2026-07-05, version 7.6.0* Very good app with free basic checks what more can you ask for but can also buy to get full check ### 5/5 — Great application, fast and detailed *2026-06-30, version 7.6.0* I love the level of details this application provides, how fast it works and the history of checks. ### 5/5 — Very good *2026-06-29, version 7.6.0* But we need more things that is free But overall very good ### 5/5 — Good *2026-06-19, version 7.6.0* Good ### 5/5 — Review *2026-06-16, version 7.6.0* 5 star ### 5/5 — Rick *2026-06-15, version 7.6.0* Absolutely brilliant app even the free part gives you a lot of information highly recommended ### 5/5 — Great app easy access *2026-06-11, version 7.6.0* I would recommend very good app useful I have been using since 2014 ### 5/5 — 5star *2026-06-03, version 7.6.0* My go to when checking every car I need to look at, fast precise and assuring to have such a great app --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-10.*