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1998 LOTUS ELISE1.8L Petrol

R92 EVM

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1998 LOTUS ELISE? It's a Petrol with a 1796cc engine showing 38,808 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 13/07/2023

Tax

No data

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Mileage: 38,808
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1998
Engine: 1796cc

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (33%)

! Older vehicle

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 15 Apr 2026, 16:56

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1998 Lotus Elise (R92 EVM), we found 3 MOT results in the period of July 2022 to August 2023.

Across its entire MOT history, this Lotus has a 33% success rate (1 passes and 2 fails). A lower-than-average pass rate suggests the vehicle may have had periods of deferred maintenance.

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