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LOTUS CORTINA

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

48

In the UK

Licensed Cars

33

In the UK

SORN Cars

15

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 48 LOTUS CORTINA left registered in the UK - 33 licensed and 15 declared off the road (SORN).

A meaningful share of the remaining LOTUS CORTINA fleet is SORN'd, though most surviving examples are still actively licensed and driven. The total has risen by 7% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN LOTUS CORTINA statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 33 licensed and 15 SORN.
Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Quarter
Licensed
Q1
Licensed
Q2
Licensed
Q3
Licensed
Q4
SORN
Q1
SORN
Q2
SORN
Q3
SORN
Q4
2026
33
15
2025
30
31
33
32
15
15
14
15
2024
29
28
28
30
16
15
15
15
2023
30
30
29
29
15
15
15
16
2022
32
31
32
30
13
13
13
15
2021
31
31
31
32
14
13
13
13
2020
34
33
30
30
11
11
14
15
2019
29
30
31
32
12
11
12
11
2018
26
28
30
28
13
11
10
12
2017
23
24
25
26
10
11
11
12
2016
24
25
25
25
10
9
9
9
2015
18
21
22
23
9
8
9
9
2014
23
23
21
19
4
5
7
8
2013
18
19
21
22
5
5
4
4
2012
19
20
20
20
3
5
3
4
2011
20
18
18
18
3
6
4
6
2010
18
19
19
19
4
3
2
4
2009
18
17
16
17
1
3
4
5
2008
20
18
1
2
2007
20
1
2006
21
0​
2005
22
0​
2004
19
0​
2003
16
0​
2002
12
0​
2001
13
0​
2000
13
0​
1999
13
0​
1998
12
0​
1997
11
0​
1996
12
0​
1995
8
0​
1994
8
0​
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Vehicles remaining by year of manufacture

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
Year
Licensed
SORN
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Annual number of new registrations

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.
Year
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Vehicle counts by engine capacity and tax status

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Engine Size
Licensed
Petrol
Licensed
Diesel
Licensed
Other
SORN
Petrol
SORN
Diesel
SORN
Other
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How rare is your LOTUS CORTINA?

In the UK, only 48 have ever been registered. There are 69% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

2.8 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

48

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

69%

33 on the road today

How Many Remain? (All models)

See how the breakdown of how many models remain for [this make] [sub-model of this model]

Model

Licensed

SORN

Total

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LOTUSs For Sale

View the examples for sale on the market today

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Collecting Cars

2017 Lotus Exige Cup 380

Current Bid: £53,000

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Collecting Cars

1999 Lotus Elise 111S - 13,604...

Current Bid: £8,500

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Hampson Auctions

1974 Lotus Elan 2+2

Est: £14,000 - £16,000

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Trade Classics

1969 Lotus Elan S4 (Barn Find)

Current Bid: £7,600

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Iconic Auctioneers

2000 Lotus Elise S1 Type 49 'T...

Est: £12,000 - £15,000

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Humbert & Ellis

1987 LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO - ONLY...

Est: £9,000 - £12,000

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Trade Classics

1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit HC

Current Bid: £12,000

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Iconic Auctioneers

2001 Lotus Exige Series 1

Est: £40,000 - £45,000

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Humbert & Ellis

1977 LOTUS ECLAT - 110,459 MIL...

Est: £3,000 - £4,000

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Iconic Auctioneers

1998 Lotus Esprit V8 GT

Est: £40,000 - £50,000

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PistonHeads

2013 Lotus Exige V6 Roadster

Current Bid: £5,300

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Evoke Classics

1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo 2.2 (X...

Current Bid: £8,000

See More

Learn more about LOTUS CORTINA, browse the price guides and current listings

The Data

FAQs about the data, its constraints and uses

Data source

All data on this site is derived from the vehicle licensing statistics published by the Department for Transport and the DVLA in the UK.

This data is UK specific.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Which cars are in the database

The data covers every car that is licensed (i.e. taxed and used on the road) or SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification, i.e. the vehicle is registered but cannot be driven on a public road). 

Vehicle make and model are recorded as per their V5. V5's don't always have the exact correct model listed (as DVLA don't have it as an option provided by the manufacturer initially) - in this case the model will be set to "Missing" and is unidentifable from the data.

How should this data be used

Given the previous, take all the data with a pinch of salt.

 

It won't be 100% accurate but will be a very good indicator of how many vehicles are left on the road for each make and model.

It's to be used for fun, not financial decision making.

How often is the data updated

DVLA update the data and publish the new data tables every quarter. We update this data once recevied.

I have a question

If you have any questions about the data, spotted an error or want to know more, please contact us at hello@theclassicvaluer.com

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