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LOTUS ELAN S4

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

232

In the UK

Licensed Cars

166

In the UK

SORN Cars

66

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 232 LOTUS ELAN S4 left registered in the UK - 166 licensed and 66 declared off the road (SORN).

A meaningful share of the remaining LOTUS ELAN S4 fleet is SORN'd, though most surviving examples are still actively licensed and driven.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN LOTUS ELAN S4 statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 166 licensed and 66 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
166
66
2025
169
171
165
165
62
63
65
66
2024
170
165
164
166
63
63
63
64
2023
164
165
160
162
62
62
63
64
2022
158
161
160
164
62
61
63
64
2021
159
160
158
161
59
58
60
61
2020
154
157
158
158
64
61
62
61
2019
146
153
157
157
66
61
62
63
2018
136
144
141
141
69
63
66
69
2017
135
136
132
132
64
67
69
68
2016
134
136
135
134
61
59
62
63
2015
126
127
130
131
61
60
59
62
2014
123
126
127
125
59
61
57
60
2013
114
122
123
124
46
41
47
58
2012
120
116
115
116
41
48
55
56
2011
113
114
116
115
41
45
49
53
2010
113
116
116
113
41
47
50
52
2009
118
115
113
115
40
46
51
54
2008
122
122
46
53
2007
125
49
2006
133
0​
2005
140
0​
2004
138
0​
2003
136
0​
2002
138
0​
2001
138
0​
2000
146
0​
1999
145
0​
1998
135
0​
1997
121
0​
1996
124
0​
1995
60
0​
1994
69
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 S4?

In the UK, only 234 have ever been registered. There are 71% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

2.3 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

234

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

71%

166 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: £7,500

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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: £6,500

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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 ELAN S4, 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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