Lotus MOT Pass Rates
MOT failure rates for all Lotus models based on 182,586 real MOT test results.
78.5%
Overall Pass Rate
182,586
Total Tests
60
Models
Data from official DVSA MOT testing records
Lotus Models by Pass Rate
15 model families from 36 variants. Click a row to expand variants.
| Model Family ▲▼ | Pass Rate ▲▼ | Total Tests ▼ | Variants |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▶Elise | 78.9% | 91,879 | 5 |
| ▶Elan | 73.7% | 34,118 | 9 |
| ▶Esprit | 78.0% | 16,256 | 2 |
| Exige | 84.6% | 14,941 | — |
| ▶Evora | 87.9% | 6,758 | 4 |
| ▶Eclat | 72.4% | 4,227 | 2 |
| ▶Europa | 82.5% | 3,416 | 3 |
| Excel | 70.0% | 2,828 | — |
| Elite | 74.7% | 1,814 | — |
| ▶Seven | 82.8% | 1,550 | 3 |
| Elan+2 | 81.4% | 1,388 | — |
| Unclassified | 76.4% | 1,112 | — |
| 7 | 83.9% | 442 | — |
| 2-eleven | 85.0% | 421 | — |
| Cortina | 90.6% | 159 | — |
Insufficient Data (<100 tests)
These models had fewer than 100 tests in our database — pass rates may not be statistically reliable.
| Model | Pass Rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Evora Ips 4 V6 Auto | 100.0% | 33 |
| Elise Sport 240 | 96.2% | 53 |
| Elan Plus 2 | 91.5% | 47 |
| Super Seven | 91.2% | 57 |
| Elise R Touring | 90.0% | 90 |
| Carlton | 88.4% | 43 |
| Elise Sc T | 86.4% | 44 |
| Elan S1 | 85.7% | 42 |
| Exige 260 | 85.1% | 87 |
| Exige S Sports | 85.0% | 60 |
| Exige S Perf & Tour&sport | 84.8% | 33 |
| Esprit Gt3 | 84.4% | 32 |
| Elise R Tour | 83.5% | 79 |
| Europa S2 | 83.1% | 77 |
| Elise Club Racer 16v | 83.0% | 53 |
| Elan 2+2 | 81.3% | 48 |
| Omega | 81.0% | 42 |
| S4 | 78.1% | 32 |
| Coupe | 75.4% | 61 |
| Elan S3 | 75.3% | 77 |
| Elise T | 75.0% | 64 |
| Exige S Tour & Sports | 70.2% | 47 |
| Caterham | 60.0% | 30 |
| Elan Se Turbo | 52.2% | 46 |
About Lotus MOT Data
Lotus had 182,586 MOT tests on record with an overall pass rate of 78.5%. The most reliable Lotus model is the Cortina (90.6% pass rate) and the least reliable is the Excel (70.0% pass rate).
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Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.