Lotus Esprit
Registered from 1990 to 2000.
About this model
The Lotus Esprit is a sports car built by Lotus Cars from 1976 to 2004 at their Hethel, England factory. It has a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. Together with the Lotus Elise / Exige, it is one of Lotus' most long-lived models.
From the Wikipedia article Lotus Esprit, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1990 2.2 petrol. 4 of 45 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 75% | 3 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 50% | 2 |
| Brakes | 25% | 1 |
| Visibility | 25% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- 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
- Cable, rod or joint insecure
- Headlamp aim unable to be tested
- Rear registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Exhaust and emissions — 50% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Brakes — 25% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 75% 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
- Rear registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps
- Visibility — 25% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen