2003 Lotus Elise 1.8L Petrol · GU52 PZR

Most recent MOT (2025‑08‑28 – PASS) The car passed its latest test at 65,184 mi. The only recorded items were wear on the near‑side and off‑side front inner brake discs (worn, pitted or scored but not seriously weakened) and the off‑side rear tyre being close to the legal limit. No safety‑critical failures were noted. Recurring pattern Brake disc wear appears on every MOT since 2021, always flagged as “worn, pitted or scored but not seriously weakened”. The front discs have been noted on four occasions, suggesting a consistent but moderate level of wear. Rear tyre wear is also a recurring theme: the off‑side rear tyre has been close to the legal limit in 2021, 2022 (twice) and again in 2025, while the near‑side rear tyre was below minimum depth in the 2022 failure. The 2022 failure also listed a range of tyre cuts, parking‑brake inefficiency and brake imbalance, but those issues were not repeated in later tests. Trend assessment From 2022‑06‑28 (a failure with many tyre and brake problems) to the 2025‑08‑28 pass, the number of recorded defects has reduced. The brake‑disc condition remains the same level of mild wear, and the rear tyre is still near its limit, but no new safety‑critical faults have emerged. The trend therefore looks stable to slightly improving , as the earlier severe tyre cuts and parking‑brake issues have disappeared.