Lotus MOT failure rates by model
Lotus cars fail 18.5% of MOT tests. Here is every Lotus model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Lotus cars?
Across 299,541 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 18.5% of Lotus cars fail. That is 7.2 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Lotus models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus Excel | 24.4% | 5,095 | Lamps & electrical |
| Lotus Eclat | 23.8% | 7,009 | Lamps & electrical |
| Lotus Elite | 21.8% | 2,960 | Brakes |
| Lotus Elan | 21.7% | 59,176 | Brakes |
| Lotus Esprit | 19.4% | 26,484 | Lamps & electrical |
| Lotus Elise | 18.1% | 156,228 | Lamps & electrical |
| Lotus Europa | 15.6% | 5,191 | Brakes |
| Lotus Seven | 14.4% | 2,486 | Brakes |
| Lotus Exige | 13.4% | 21,823 | Lamps & electrical |
| Lotus Evora | 11.2% | 9,327 | Lamps & electrical |
Which Lotus fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Lotus Excel has the highest failure rate at 24.4%, and the Lotus Evora the lowest at 11.2%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain