302 on UK roads in 2025-3 vs 2024
On the road
302
302 licensed
Change vs 2024
-1%
-3 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0.3%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Lotus ELITE is a rare sight on UK roads, with 302 licensed in 2025 - down 1% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Lotus ELITE cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Lotus ELITE 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 Elite holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 25 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
86.4%
25 MOT tests in 2025 · 22 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
78.4%
2023
80%
2024
92.6%
2025
86.4%
▲ 8 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 Elite is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 24 cars tracked across years
100%
low · <5k
0%
avg · 5-15k
0%
high · 15k+
Most cover 49-792 miles a year (median 243).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 46,005 → 51,174 → 45,706 → 42,861
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Lotus Elite passes first time 86.4% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 516 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 90% of low-mileage cars pass versus 66.7% past 120k.
Of 3 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 ELITE, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
