385 on UK roads in 2025-12 vs 2024
On the road
385
385 licensed
Change vs 2024
-3%
-12 cars
New in 2025
3
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Lotus EUROPA is a rare sight on UK roads, with 385 licensed in 2025 - down 3% on 2024. 3 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 EUROPA cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Lotus EUROPA 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 Europa holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 114 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
89.6%
114 MOT tests in 2025 · 106 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
89.2%
2023
88.8%
2024
89%
2025
89.6%
▲ 0.4 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Lotus Europa is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 106 cars tracked across years
95.3%
low · <5k
4.7%
avg · 5-15k
0%
high · 15k+
Most cover 213-1,327 miles a year (median 624).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 45,742 → 45,002 → 46,093 → 44,489
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Lotus Europa passes first time 89.6% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 1,120 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 89.8% of low-mileage cars pass versus 50% past 120k.
Of 11 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 EUROPA, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
