Lotus Eclat
Registered from 1990 to 1992.
About this model
The Lotus Éclat is a sports car built from 1975 to 1982 by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. It was based on the Elite but had a fastback body style which offered more practicality with storage in the boot, albeit with less headroom above the rear seats. The car was initially to be called the "Elite Coupe". The lower half of the fibreglass bodywork was identical to that of the Elite.
From the Wikipedia article Lotus Éclat, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1990 2.2 petrol. 6 of 30 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 50% | 3 |
| Brakes | 33% | 2 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 33% | 2 |
| Lights and electrics | 33% | 2 |
| Steering | 33% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached
- Brakes — 33% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 33% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Steering — 33% of its failures
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Lights and electrics — 33% of its failures
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning