765 on UK roads in 2025+43 vs 2024
On the road
765
765 licensed
Change vs 2024
+6%
+43 cars
New in 2025
1
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Lotus ESPRIT is an uncommon sight on UK roads, with 765 licensed in 2025 - up 6% on 2024. 1 was registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Lotus ESPRIT cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Lotus ESPRIT on the road today.
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 Esprit holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 768 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
88.3%
768 MOT tests in 2025 · 712 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
84.8%
2023
88%
2024
88.8%
2025
88.3%
▲ 3.5 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Lotus Esprit is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 834 cars tracked across years
98.8%
low · <5k
0.4%
avg · 5-15k
0.8%
high · 15k+
Most cover 132-775 miles a year (median 354).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 52,121 → 52,993 → 53,755 → 54,478
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Lotus Esprit passes first time 88.3% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 862 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 89.4% of low-mileage cars pass versus 66.7% past 120k.
Of 83 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 ESPRIT, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
