# UK Car Check Malta: Check a UK Car's History Before Import

> Importing a UK car to Malta? Check its UK history first: write-offs and damage, outstanding finance, stolen markers, mileage, engine number and VIN.

Importing a used car from the UK to Malta? Check its finance, write-off, stolen and mileage records first, so it passes registration and holds its value.

## Why check a UK car before importing it to Malta

Malta drives on the left too, and many used cars on the island started life in the UK. Before a used car from the UK can go on the road, Transport Malta inspects and registers it, and it can refuse to register an imported car that isn't safe for the road. A car with a hidden accident history is a risk twice over: for your safety, and for the money you spend shipping it. Check it before you buy.

## What a UK car history check tells you

- **[Write-offs and damage](https://carcheckup.co.uk/written-off-vehicle-check):** Cat S (structural) and Cat N (non-structural) records, and salvage auction records with the damage noted at the sale.
- **[Outstanding finance](https://carcheckup.co.uk/outstanding-finance-check):** if finance is owed, the car may still belong to a UK lender.
- **[Police stolen marker](https://carcheckup.co.uk/stolen-car-check)** and the high risk register.
- **Engine number and VIN:** compare them with the car and its V5C log book. The [engine number check](https://carcheckup.co.uk/engine-number-check) and the VIN help you spot a cloned car or a swapped engine.
- **Mileage:** MOT mileage readings since 2005, with a check for readings that go down, so you know the true mileage before you agree a price.
- **Exported marker:** whether the car is already marked as exported from the UK.

## Registering a UK car in Malta

Transport Malta asks for the original UK log book (V5C) among the documents for registration, and the car is inspected by its technical unit. Registration has to be completed within 30 days of the car arriving in Malta. Ask the seller for the original V5C before you pay, and check that the VIN and engine number on it match the car and your report. Taxes and rules for cars from the UK can change, so check the current requirements with Transport Malta.

Read our guide: [Importing a UK car to Malta: history checks before you buy](https://carcheckup.co.uk/blog/importing-a-uk-car-to-malta-history-checks/), and see what a full report shows in our [sample car history report](https://carcheckup.co.uk/sample-car-history-report).

## UK car check for Malta: FAQs

### Can I check a UK car from Malta?

Yes. Enter the UK registration, or the VIN if the car no longer has UK plates. The report opens on screen and is sent to your email.

### What if the car has already left the UK?

Its UK records stay on file. Check it with the VIN and the full report shows its UK history and whether it was marked as exported.

### Is the free check enough?

The free check shows the DVLA details and MOT history. Write-offs, finance and stolen records are in the full car history check, and those are the ones that matter most for an import.

Run the check: enter a UK registration or VIN at https://carcheckup.co.uk/uk-car-check-malta (free: DVLA details, MOT history and the mileage anomaly check; finance, write-off, stolen and keeper records are in the full report). HTML page: https://carcheckup.co.uk/uk-car-check-malta