Lotus Elise MOT pass rate by year
How the Lotus Elise's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1996 to 2011, across the DVSA record.
What is the Lotus Elise MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Lotus Elise model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Lotus Elise averages 18.1% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 76.0% | 24.0% | 1,294 |
| 1997 | 78.4% | 21.6% | 8,368 |
| 1998 | 78.9% | 21.1% | 23,018 |
| 1999 | 78.1% | 21.9% | 25,220 |
| 2000 | 80.0% | 20.0% | 18,029 |
| 2001 | 82.1% | 17.9% | 11,380 |
| 2002 | 82.9% | 17.1% | 15,783 |
| 2003 | 83.3% | 16.7% | 11,497 |
| 2004 | 83.9% | 16.1% | 8,208 |
| 2005 | 84.8% | 15.2% | 7,484 |
| 2006 | 86.9% | 13.1% | 5,863 |
| 2007 | 86.4% | 13.6% | 4,805 |
| 2008 | 86.4% | 13.6% | 3,812 |
| 2009 | 87.7% | 12.3% | 1,966 |
| 2010 | 88.3% | 11.7% | 2,054 |
| 2011 | 87.2% | 12.8% | 1,001 |
Does age change how often a Lotus Elise fails?
Older Lotus Elises fail more often, as expected. The 1996 cars fail 24.0% of tests against 12.8% for the 2011. Across every year the model averages 18.1%. The 1996 is the weakest year at 24.0%, and the 2010 the strongest at 11.7%.
More on the Lotus Elise
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Lotus Elise: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Lotus models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain