Car Helper Tools: Car Recalls, MOT, Car Specs & EU VAT MCP Server

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Car Helper Tools: Car Recalls, MOT, Car Specs & EU VAT is answering right now. Last checked 9 min ago. Last commit 17 Oct 2026.

NHTSA & EU car recalls, UK MOT stats, EU car specs/WLTP CO2, EU VAT (VIES), LEI & Cyprus companies

Uptime history 16 days of history · worst day 99%

16 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

354 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 17 Oct 2026

Car Helper Tools: Car Recalls, MOT, Car Specs & EU VAT missed 3 checks this week

Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of from your users.

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 9 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add car-helper-tools --transport http 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jyaussie/vehicle-year-risk-comparator,jyaussie/eu-vehicle-recall-monitor,jyaussie/uk-mot-failure-stats,jyaussie/cyprus-company-vat-check,jyaussie/eu-car-specs-co2'

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jyaussie/vehicle-year-risk-comparator,jyaussie/eu-vehicle-recall-monitor,jyaussie/uk-mot-failure-stats,jyaussie/cyprus-company-vat-check,jyaussie/eu-car-specs-co2

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.car-helper-tools]
url = "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jyaussie/vehicle-year-risk-comparator,jyaussie/eu-vehicle-recall-monitor,jyaussie/uk-mot-failure-stats,jyaussie/cyprus-company-vat-check,jyaussie/eu-car-specs-co2"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "car-helper-tools": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jyaussie/vehicle-year-risk-comparator,jyaussie/eu-vehicle-recall-monitor,jyaussie/uk-mot-failure-stats,jyaussie/cyprus-company-vat-check,jyaussie/eu-car-specs-co2"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "car-helper-tools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jyaussie/vehicle-year-risk-comparator,jyaussie/eu-vehicle-recall-monitor,jyaussie/uk-mot-failure-stats,jyaussie/cyprus-company-vat-check,jyaussie/eu-car-specs-co2"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but you need an API key from its owner to call it.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jyaussie/vehicle-year-risk-comparator,jyaussie/eu-vehicle-recall-monitor,jyaussie/uk-mot-failure-stats,jyaussie/cyprus-company-vat-check,jyaussie/eu-car-specs-co2	streamable-http	needs key	311 ms	9 min ago

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Car Helper Tools: Car Recalls, MOT, Car Specs & EU VAT — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Car Helper Tools: Car Recalls, MOT, Car Specs & EU VAT?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is Car Helper Tools: Car Recalls, MOT, Car Specs & EU VAT working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 354 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Car Helper Tools: Car Recalls, MOT, Car Specs & EU VAT?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own key: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does Car Helper Tools: Car Recalls, MOT, Car Specs & EU VAT need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, Car Helper Tools: Car Recalls, MOT, Car Specs & EU VAT answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is Car Helper Tools: Car Recalls, MOT, Car Specs & EU VAT?

It answers our handshake in 354 ms on average, which is faster than 39% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Car Helper Tools: Car Recalls, MOT, Car Specs & EU VAT open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence and 0 stars on GitHub. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at mcp.apify.com, which runs on its operator's own terms.