MOT Check for LOTUS ELISEs

The LOTUS ELISE makes up 121,042 of the overall 236,473 LOTUS MOT test results. Select your ELISE model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:105 times
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped  Occurs:14 times
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:38 times
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel  Occurs:31 times
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:57 times
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working  Occurs:18 times
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:17 times
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) Occurs:22 times
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:28 times
Nearside Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:52 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:33 times
Registration plate lamp issues Occurs:1,321 times
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:17 times
Exhaust has a part missing  Occurs:13 times
Rear Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive  Occurs:16 times
Offside Rear fog lamp missing  Occurs:16 times
Hazard warning switch inoperative aii Occurs:18 times
Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) Occurs:24 times
Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated  Occurs:74 times
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly  Occurs:71 times
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel  Occurs:120 times
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) Occurs:15 times
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:36 times
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect  Occurs:25 times
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:17 times
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