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UK registrations · DVLA data · 2025 Q4

How many Lotus Elise are left in the UK?

3,740 — made up of 1,421 licensed for the road and 2,319 declared off-road (SORN), per DVLA data for 2025 Q4.

Survivors by year of manufacture

19921
19941
199665
1997391
19981,014
1999785
2000479
2001422
2002423
2003121
200412
20055
20061
20071
20082
20103
20117
20132
20141
20153
20161

Licensed SORN

Rarity vs value, by generation

DVLA survivor counts for each generation’s production years, against the current median price from verified UK auction sales.

GenerationUK survivorsMedian (UK)YoY
Elise (S1)1996–20013,156£18,250Valuation
Elise (S2)2001–2010990£13,750Valuation
Elise (S3)2010–202117Valuation

Registration data: DVLA, via howmanyleft.co.uk , period 2025 Q4 (fetched 2026-05-12). Price data: verified UK auction sales tracked by Marque.

Indicative only — not investment advice. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future value.