Lotus Europa MOT reliability

Lotus Europas passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 125 tests in 2025. 397 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

90%

MOTs analysed

125

Still licensed (GB)

397

Body type

Coupe

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2008 petrol

10 MOTs

These figures come from only 10 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 33,716 (most between 21,505 and 44,636).

2010: 100% → 2011: 74% → 2012: 84% → 2013: 90% → 2014: 69% → 2015: 88% → 2016: 86% → 2017: 89% → 2018: 78% → 2019: 85% → 2020: 90% → 2021: 92% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 77% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (10.0%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (10.0%)

Where 2008 Europas fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

10.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

10.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.