LOTUS Vehicle check

Select from the list of LOTUS models below or to perform a full vehicle check on your LOTUS then use our popular KnowYourCar service here

Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of LOTUS vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 236,473 LOTUS Vehicle checks and ranked the reasons that LOTUSs fail their tests. Use this service to help find a new vehicle that’s right for you or get ready for your own LOTUS's check.

Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:12 times
Rear brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:13 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn ai Occurs:13 times
Hazard warning lamps inoperative  Occurs:138 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:34 times
Nearside Direction indicators not working  Occurs:19 times
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on  Occurs:46 times
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user  Occurs:71 times
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:15 times
Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:12 times
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened  Occurs:11 times
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened  Occurs:25 times
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing  Occurs:171 times
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:61 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:13 times
Offside front brake juddering severely  Occurs:34 times
Front Steering rack gaiter split  Occurs:11 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:15 times
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A`  Occurs:110 times
Offside Obligatory mirror missing  Occurs:29 times
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Occurs:46 times
brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:40 times
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:56 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:97 times
NEXT: Please select the LOTUS model you are interested in

Much more available on the KnowYourCar App Available on Web, Android, iOS and Microsoft

KnowYourCar on Microsoft

Find us on Facebook

© KnowYourCar™ 2019. All rights reserved
Except where otherwise noted, content on our MOT statistics pages are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free to redistribute the material in any medium or format as long as credit is given to KnowYourCar

WARNING: We have placed hidden watermarks in our data. We will take action against our data being used outside of these terms.

MOT Data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

By using our site you are agreeing to our terms and conditions
Terms & Conditions  Privacy Policy