How many Lotus Elises are left?
4,464 are on the road in Great Britain and 2,885 are declared off the road. Fewer than ten thousand on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
4,464
on the road in Great Britain
plus 2,885 declared off the road
Uncommon
- Most on the road
- 9,285, the end of September 2008
- Still on the road
- 48% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 10% (4,969 to 4,464)
Every version, as the DVLA records it
The model name on the logbook. Some are the same car recorded in slightly different ways, and a few are typing mistakes.
| Version | On the road | Off the road | Most there were |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elise | 1,907 | 1,788 | 6,121 (2003) |
| Elise 111S | 580 | 399 | 1,732 (2005) |
| Elise 111R (touring) | 225 | 113 | 633 (2006) |
| Elise S | 235 | 70 | 284 (2017) |
| Elise Sport 220 | 224 | 21 | 229 (2025) |
| Elise Sport 160 | 50 | 61 | 207 (2000) |
| Elise 111R Tour | 82 | 30 | 172 (2007) |
| Elise S Tour | 101 | 30 | 166 (2009) |
| Elise S Touring | 112 | 19 | 141 (2017) |
| Elise 340R | 23 | 64 | 126 (2000) |
| Elise Sport 135R | 33 | 28 | 112 (2004) |
| Elise CUP 250 | 95 | 26 | 110 (2022) |
| Elise 111R Sports Racer | 39 | 13 | 109 (2008) |
| Elise 16V | 81 | 11 | 100 (2017) |
| Elise SC T | 48 | 23 | 100 (2011) |
| Elise SC | 54 | 12 | 95 (2010) |
| Elise S Tour+ | 49 | 12 | 89 (2009) |
| Elise 111R | 30 | 10 | 74 (2006) |
| Elise R Tour | 39 | 16 | 69 (2009) |
| Elise R Touring | 42 | 10 | 68 (2011) |
| Elise S Club Racer | 49 | 6 | 59 (2016) |
| Elise R Tour+ | 26 | 6 | 56 (2008) |
| Elise Sport 240 | 52 | 6 | 55 (2022) |
| Elise SC T & S | 28 | 8 | 48 (2011) |
| Elise Type 23 | 15 | 13 | 48 (2004) |
| Elise Club Racer 16V | 38 | 4 | 44 (2016) |
| Elise S Touring And Sport | 40 | 4 | 44 (2016) |
| Elise T | 33 | 4 | 42 (2015) |
| Elise SC S | 19 | 9 | 40 (2010) |
| Elise 111R Tour+ | 15 | 4 | 37 (2007) |
| Elise Type 49 | 12 | 11 | 34 (2003) |
| Elise Type 25 | 8 | 6 | 30 (2004) |
| Elise III | 6 | 10 | 28 (2006) |
| Elise R | 12 | 10 | 26 (2011) |
| Elise Type 72 | 5 | 6 | 23 (2003) |
| Elise R Touring & Sport | 8 | 4 | 20 (2011) |
| Elise 111R Sports | 3 | 3 | 11 (2011) |
| Elise Sport | 9 | 2 | 10 (2017) |
| Elise R Tour & Sports | 3 | 3 | 8 (2007) |
| Elise S Club Racer Comfort | 7 | 1 | 8 (2023) |
| Elise S Sport | 3 | 3 | 8 (2009) |
| Elise 111R Tour & Sports | 2 | 0 | 6 (2007) |
| Elise S Sports | 4 | 0 | 6 (2014) |
| Elise T & S | 3 | 1 | 5 (2010) |
| Elise R Sport | 3 | 0 | 4 (2009) |
| Elise R Tour & Sports+ | 3 | 0 | 4 (2007) |
| Elise 111R Sports+ | 2 | 0 | 3 (2016) |
| Elise 111R Tour+ & Sports | 1 | 0 | 3 (2008) |
| Elise R Tour+ & Sports | 0 | 0 | 2 (2007) |
| Elise R Tour+ & Sports+ | 0 | 1 | 2 (2007) |
| Elise S Sports+ | 1 | 1 | 2 (2009) |
| Elise S Tour & Sports | 1 | 1 | 2 (2014) |
| Elise Sprint | 1 | 0 | 2 (2021) |
| Elise CUP | 1 | 0 | 1 (2015) |
| Elise III R | 1 | 0 | 1 (2009) |
| Elise R Sports | 1 | 0 | 1 (2007) |
| Elise R Sports+ | 0 | 1 | 1 (2006) |
| Elise S Tour+ & Sports | 0 | 0 | 1 (2007) |
| Elise Sprint 220 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2021) |
What the numbers mean
- On the road means licensed: taxed, or exempt from tax, at the end of June 2026.
- Off the road means declared SORN: still registered but not used on public roads, often stored, being restored or waiting to be sold.
- Counts are for Great Britain and come from the DVLA. Records start in 1994, so older cars may have been more common before then.
Buying one?
Rare or not, check the one in front of you: its MOT history, mileage and tax are free, and the full check adds finance, write-off and theft.
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics for Great Britain, table VEH0120, to the end of June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.