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LOTUS EUROPA SPECIAL

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

104

In the UK

Licensed Cars

69

In the UK

SORN Cars

35

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 104 LOTUS EUROPA SPECIAL left registered in the UK - 69 licensed and 35 declared off the road (SORN).

A meaningful share of the remaining LOTUS EUROPA SPECIAL fleet is SORN'd, though most surviving examples are still actively licensed and driven. The total has risen by 4% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN LOTUS EUROPA SPECIAL statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 69 licensed and 35 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
69
35
2025
70
68
67
68
30
32
34
34
2024
61
66
67
68
31
31
30
30
2023
60
60
58
61
32
32
31
31
2022
56
56
57
58
33
32
33
34
2021
54
55
56
59
29
30
30
30
2020
53
53
54
54
30
30
31
30
2019
49
52
51
53
29
28
30
30
2018
39
44
45
46
36
32
31
31
2017
47
46
45
40
31
31
32
35
2016
48
48
45
46
28
30
33
32
2015
38
50
49
46
31
28
28
30
2014
27
39
45
42
39
33
32
36
2013
28
39
40
29
35
28
24
45
2012
32
37
40
31
30
24
21
33
2011
28
39
40
33
28
19
22
29
2010
25
34
35
29
31
25
23
32
2009
28
35
37
31
31
23
20
29
2008
36
30
23
31
2007
36
26
2006
35
0​
2005
39
0​
2004
33
0​
2003
38
0​
2002
36
0​
2001
40
0​
2000
34
0​
1999
32
0​
1998
28
0​
1997
20
0​
1996
22
0​
1995
21
0​
1994
26
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 EUROPA SPECIAL?

In the UK, only 104 have ever been registered. There are 66% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

2.5 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

104

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

66%

69 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: £40,250

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Collecting Cars

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

Current Bid: £6,000

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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: £9,250

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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: £5,100

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Evoke Classics

1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo 2.2 (X...

Current Bid: £8,000

See More

Learn more about LOTUS EUROPA SPECIAL, 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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