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LOTUS ELAN1991 · 1.6L PETROL

H385 YYY

Vehicle Insight Summary

LOTUS ELAN (1991, PETROL, 1588cc) — mileage recorded at 123,151. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT

Expired

Expires 29/06/2020

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 123,151
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1991
Engine: 1588cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Full History Report

Official provenance and safety check for H385YYY

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Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1991, this Lotus Elan with plate H385 YYY has undergone 5 MOT inspections since November 2016.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (7 issues), Lighting (2 issues), Suspension (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 3 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 7 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))”; “Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))”; “Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY