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LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

643

In the UK

Licensed Cars

224

In the UK

SORN Cars

419

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 643 LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO left registered in the UK - 224 licensed and 419 declared off the road (SORN).

More than half of the remaining LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO fleet is currently off the road (SORN), suggesting many are laid up, in restoration, or used only occasionally. The total has risen by 1% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 224 licensed and 419 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
224
419
2025
183
245
260
225
455
392
378
414
2024
204
241
237
183
425
402
415
455
2023
189
248
237
187
422
389
408
453
2022
199
246
249
187
418
391
399
460
2021
183
236
241
182
434
398
400
460
2020
188
202
223
192
449
416
414
453
2019
200
248
253
204
411
380
385
440
2018
209
258
262
201
393
378
386
447
2017
207
249
252
215
386
377
383
423
2016
197
249
255
207
400
353
362
418
2015
186
247
252
198
370
346
347
409
2014
218
257
260
199
345
320
336
388
2013
226
266
258
220
313
297
276
372
2012
224
281
282
240
320
282
257
312
2011
234
276
282
232
316
283
250
313
2010
271
320
322
253
307
272
239
304
2009
314
362
356
293
267
256
242
303
2008
377
320
216
287
2007
356
250
2006
350
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2005
394
0​
2004
406
0​
2003
452
0​
2002
448
0​
2001
474
0​
2000
497
0​
1999
529
0​
1998
560
0​
1997
572
0​
1996
589
0​
1995
632
0​
1994
650
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 TURBO?

In the UK, only 652 have ever been registered. There are 34% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

2.2 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

652

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

34%

224 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

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

Current Bid: £5,121

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Mathewsons

2001 LOTUS ELISE

Est: £11,500 - £12,500

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Mathewsons

1983 TALBOT SUNBEAM LOTUS

Est: £47,500 - £52,500

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Mathewsons

1997 LOTUS ELISE S1

Est: £12,000 - £14,000

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Trade Classics

1970 Lotus Elan S4 DHC

Current Bid: £5,400

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Manor Park

1968 Lotus Elan +2

Est: £6,000 - £8,000

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Mathewsons

2016 LOCOST CATERHAM/LOTUS REP...

Est: £4,000 - £5,000

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Trade Classics

1998 Lotus Elise S1

Awaiting Estimate

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Trade Classics

1969 Lotus Elan S4 DHC

Awaiting Estimate

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Mathewsons

1997 LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO GT3

Est: £25,000 - £27,500

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Mathewsons

1995 LOTUS ESPRIT S4S

Est: £25,000 - £27,500

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Evoke Classics

1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo 2.2 (X...

Awaiting Estimate

See More

Learn more about LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO, 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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