databutler-vehicles

Real UK MOT failure data for a used car: per-category failure rates (overall and interpolated at a given mileage) and the riskiest components with typical failure mileages, for one model generation. Live proxy to whatbreaks.uk (same operator; aggregated from DfT anonymised MOT results). Use when a user is buying, comparing or maintaining a car sold in the UK. If several generations match, the result lists candidates — retry with year or the exact model name.

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  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "make": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. Volkswagen"
    },
    "model": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. Golf — generation resolved via year"
    },
    "year": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "optional registration year"
    },
    "mileage": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "optional current mileage in miles"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "make",
    "model"
  ]
}

Search the 530 UK model generations covered by the MOT dataset by free text (e.g. "focus", "golf"). Use to check coverage or disambiguate a generation before uk_mot_reliability. Live proxy to whatbreaks.uk.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "free-text query"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "q"
  ]
}

Official UK vehicle safety recalls (DVSA, Open Government Licence; 4876 recalls launched 2016-01-01 → 2027-02-03, 272 makes) for a make and model: recall number, launch date, concern, defect and remedy text (DVSA's English originals), build-date range, vehicles affected and a GOV.UK recall-checker link. Omitting model lists the make's recalls and model names. "Vauxhall Corsa", "vauxhall corsa" and "VAUXHALL CORSA" resolve identically; "Mercedes-Benz", "VW" and "Land Rover" are understood. Covers cars, vans, HGVs, buses, motorcycles, trailers and components, not individual VINs.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "make": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. Vauxhall, Mercedes-Benz, VW, Land Rover"
    },
    "model": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. Corsa, A Class, Golf (optional: omit to list the make)"
    },
    "since": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "optional ISO date YYYY-MM-DD — only recalls launched on/after it"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "make"
  ]
}

Keyword search across all served DVSA recalls (make, model names, concern, defect and remedy text), newest first, optionally since a date. Text is English ("airbag", "fire", "steering rack", "takata", "high voltage battery"); every word must appear. Suited to cross-make questions such as recent EV battery fire recalls in the UK.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "words that must all appear, e.g. \"airbag takata\""
    },
    "since": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "optional ISO date YYYY-MM-DD — only recalls launched on/after it"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "text"
  ]
}

Official French vehicle recall notices (RappelConso, DGCCRF open data; 1663 automobile fiches 2018-01-19 → 2026-08-07) for a brand and model: fiche number, date, risks, defect description (motif, in French), commercialisation periods and the official fiche link. Omit model to list a brand. Matches by a reviewed alias table plus whole-word text match; each fiche says which.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "brand": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. peugeot, Mercedes-Benz, VW"
    },
    "model": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. 208, Classe A, Golf (optional: omit to list the brand)"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "brand"
  ]
}

Keyword search across all RappelConso automobile fiches (brand, model text, label, defect description, risks), newest first, optionally since a date. Text is French and lowercase ("airbag", "incendie", "takata", "batterie haute tension"). Use for cross-brand questions ("recent EV battery fire recalls in France").

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "words that must all appear, e.g. \"airbag takata\""
    },
    "since": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "optional ISO date YYYY-MM-DD — only fiches published on/after it"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "text"
  ]
}

Official Japanese recall filings (国土交通省 MLIT; 919 filings matched to 75 popular JDM models) for a make and model: notification number, date, defective device, affected vehicles, situation and remedy (Japanese originals) and the official filing PDF. Accepts English (Toyota Prius, Honda N-BOX) or Japanese (トヨタ プリウス) names.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "make": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. toyota, Honda, スズキ"
    },
    "model": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. prius, N-BOX, ジムニー"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "make",
    "model"
  ]
}

Owner defect reports filed with MLIT's 不具合情報ホットライン (19659 across 75 models): total reports for a model and the breakdown by defective device (brakes, lights, engine, body…) from the newest sample. Reports are unverified owner submissions — compare shapes, not raw counts. Accepts English or Japanese names.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "make": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. honda"
    },
    "model": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. n-box"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "make",
    "model"
  ]
}

STUB — not yet live. EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) vehicle alerts are being added; until then this returns covered:false with the official Safety Gate URL and points to fr_recalls_* (RappelConso republishes the Safety Gate automobile alerts that concern France).

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "brand": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "model": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}