Lotus Evora MOT reliability

Lotus Evoras passed their MOT first time 91% of the time across 802 tests in 2025. 718 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

91%

MOTs analysed

802

Still licensed (GB)

718

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

2019 petrol

49 MOTs

These figures come from 49 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 94%. Typical mileage 13,688 (most between 7,415 and 22,554).

2021: 100% → 2022: 98% → 2023: 93% → 2024: 98% → 2025: 94%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.0%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (2.0%)
Size/type: of different sizes are fitted on the same axle. (2.0%)

Where 2019 Evoras fail

Wheels & tyres

4.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.0%

Looking at a particular car?

See its own MOT history, mileage and red flags, compared with these figures. Free.

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.