Does the Lotus Esprit fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Lotus Esprit records 1.95 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 15.64 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−13.69, 95% interval −14.78 to −12.59). It ranks 653 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Lotus Esprit by registration

No single body, chassis and structure defect wording reaches 30 items on the Lotus Esprit; the failures are spread across several.