MOT Check for LOTUS ELISEs

The LOTUS ELISE makes up 110,527 of the overall 215,864 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:
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:24 times
Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:13 times
Headlamp aim not tested  Occurs:11 times
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:16 times
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:25 times
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3) Occurs:12 times
All position lamps not working  Occurs:38 times
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated  Occurs:208 times
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:94 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:41 times
Offside Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:11 times
Offside Front front brake binding  Occurs:19 times
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:18 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:34 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:36 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:25 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:15 times
Nearside Front Front position lamp not working  Occurs:270 times
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated  Occurs:30 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Occurs:82 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:18 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:25 times
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:56 times
brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:24 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:41 times
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