MOT Due Date Calculator

How MOT timing works

A car, motorcycle or light van needs its first MOT on the third anniversary of its registration. After that, it needs a test every year, on the anniversary of its last MOT (or current expiry date). You can get the test done up to a month minus a day before the certificate runs out, and still keep the same renewal date a year later — getting it done earlier than that resets the renewal date to the new test date.

Source: GOV.UK: Getting an MOT, when you need a MOT. Checked 7 October 2026. GOV.UK doesn't give a worked example for dates at the very end of a month, so the "earliest test date" shown may be a day out in those cases — check with your MOT centre if you're right on the boundary.