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LOTUS ESPRIT S4S

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

67

In the UK

Licensed Cars

25

In the UK

SORN Cars

42

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 67 LOTUS ESPRIT S4S left registered in the UK - 25 licensed and 42 declared off the road (SORN).

More than half of the remaining LOTUS ESPRIT S4S fleet is currently off the road (SORN), suggesting many are laid up, in restoration, or used only occasionally. The total has risen by 5% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN LOTUS ESPRIT S4S statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 25 licensed and 42 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
25
42
2025
24
33
35
25
40
32
31
41
2024
26
33
30
24
40
33
37
40
2023
26
35
32
22
35
30
35
44
2022
23
32
31
22
37
34
36
46
2021
21
30
32
23
39
30
31
41
2020
26
30
30
28
37
30
33
36
2019
29
33
34
23
32
27
29
38
2018
34
38
37
31
25
25
26
32
2017
33
44
43
33
23
21
22
30
2016
32
42
39
29
29
23
24
34
2015
34
44
42
33
18
19
18
28
2014
32
44
45
32
21
15
16
29
2013
29
37
38
28
31
22
16
33
2012
36
47
39
30
24
20
17
32
2011
37
45
47
36
23
19
9
29
2010
45
52
50
37
16
13
9
27
2009
42
48
47
38
18
16
14
24
2008
47
42
13
20
2007
47
17
2006
49
0​
2005
56
0​
2004
56
0​
2003
62
0​
2002
55
0​
2001
63
0​
2000
63
0​
1999
70
0​
1998
66
0​
1997
67
0​
1996
72
0​
1995
59
0​
1994
1
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 ESPRIT S4S?

In the UK, only 72 have ever been registered. There are 35% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

3.3 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

72

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

35%

25 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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Bring A Trailer

46k-Mile 1999 Lotus Elise

Current Bid: £8,903

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Collecting Cars

1995 Lotus Elan (M100) S2 - Li...

Current Bid: £100

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Mathewsons

2001 LOTUS ELISE

Est: £11,500 - £12,500

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Trade Classics

1971 Lotus Europa Twin Cam

Current Bid: £14,000

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Mathewsons

1997 LOTUS ELISE S1

Est: £12,000 - £14,000

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Mathewsons

1995 LOTUS ESPRIT S4S

Est: £25,000 - £27,500

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WB & Sons

1970 Lotus Elan Plus 2S

Est: £8,000 - £9,000

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Mathewsons

2016 LOCOST CATERHAM/LOTUS REP...

Est: £4,000 - £5,000

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Mathewsons

1983 TALBOT SUNBEAM LOTUS

Est: £47,500 - £52,500

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Historics

1966 Lotus Elan S2 Convertible

Est: £23,000 - £28,000

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Mathewsons

1997 LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO GT3

Est: £25,000 - £27,500

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Evoke Classics

1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo 2.2 (X...

Awaiting Estimate

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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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