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LOTUS ELAN DHC SPRINT

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

195

In the UK

Licensed Cars

156

In the UK

SORN Cars

39

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 195 LOTUS ELAN DHC SPRINT left registered in the UK - 156 licensed and 39 declared off the road (SORN).

A meaningful share of the remaining LOTUS ELAN DHC SPRINT fleet is SORN'd, though most surviving examples are still actively licensed and driven. The total has risen by 2% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN LOTUS ELAN DHC SPRINT statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 156 licensed and 39 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
156
39
2025
161
159
159
157
31
33
35
37
2024
162
164
163
160
31
31
29
32
2023
160
160
156
159
30
31
32
32
2022
161
158
162
159
32
32
29
31
2021
156
159
158
161
33
33
33
31
2020
150
150
151
150
39
37
37
38
2019
145
147
148
151
41
40
40
39
2018
130
133
138
142
54
48
45
44
2017
132
134
130
129
48
49
50
54
2016
128
132
132
130
47
46
46
48
2015
134
135
132
128
36
41
43
48
2014
127
134
135
133
35
35
35
35
2013
119
122
127
126
42
36
28
37
2012
121
118
121
120
39
36
36
38
2011
120
121
119
119
38
37
42
41
2010
120
127
125
122
33
32
31
34
2009
118
122
126
124
38
36
25
30
2008
124
121
27
33
2007
124
32
2006
125
0​
2005
125
0​
2004
129
0​
2003
116
0​
2002
118
0​
2001
124
0​
2000
122
0​
1999
127
0​
1998
123
0​
1997
91
0​
1996
86
0​
1995
71
0​
1994
67
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 ELAN DHC SPRINT?

In the UK, only 195 have ever been registered. There are 80% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

2.2 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

195

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

80%

156 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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1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit HC

Current Bid: £12,000

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2001 Lotus Exige Series 1

Est: £40,000 - £45,000

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1977 LOTUS ECLAT - 110,459 MIL...

Est: £3,000 - £4,000

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1998 Lotus Esprit V8 GT

Est: £40,000 - £50,000

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Current Bid: £5,300

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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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