2,503 on UK roads in 2025-41 vs 2024
On the road
2,503
2,503 licensed
Change vs 2024
-1.6%
-41 cars
New in 2025
2
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Lotus ELAN is an uncommon sight on UK roads, with 2,503 licensed in 2025 - down 1.6% on 2024. 2 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the 1.6-2.0L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Lotus ELAN cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Lotus ELAN on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Lotus Elan holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 1,422 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
80.1%
1,422 MOT tests in 2025 · 1,258 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
78.5%
2023
77.6%
2024
79%
2025
80.1%
▲ 1.6 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
Too new for an age breakdown - most haven't reached MOT age (3 years) yet, so there isn't enough history to chart.
How a Lotus Elan is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 1,329 cars tracked across years
98.6%
low · <5k
1%
avg · 5-15k
0.5%
high · 15k+
Most cover 176-938 miles a year (median 425).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 73,902 → 74,280 → 75,436 → 73,193
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Lotus Elan passes first time 80.1% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 860 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 88.3% of low-mileage cars pass versus 74.8% past 120k.
Of 250 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Lotus ELAN, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
