Lotus MOT pass rate
18,711 MOT tests in 2024. Overall pass rate: 87.7%
Lotus has a 87.7% MOT pass rate based on 18,711 real DVSA test records from 2024. That is 9.4 percentage points above the UK average of 78.3%. It ranks 20 out of 85 makes.
The strongest model is the Evora at 94%, while the Elan is lowest at 78.9%.
The single most common reason a Lotus fails its MOT is the aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, which accounted for 349 failures.
Most common Lotus MOT failures
| Reason | Count |
|---|---|
| the aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 349 |
| emissions levels exceed default limits | 324 |
| windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen | 189 |
| emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits | 172 |
| lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer | 167 |
| a headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of led | 149 |
| parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 144 |
| significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 122 |
| a lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 102 |
| brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 94 |
How Lotus compares
Lotus pass rate87.7%
UK average78.3%
Black line = UK average (78.3%). Based on 57.7 million MOT tests.