How many Lotus Esprit are on SORN?

416 Lotus Esprit are currently on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) — declared off the road but still registered.

What is a Lotus Esprit worth in the UK?

Verified UK auction sales put the current median Lotus Esprit at £38,000. Live valuations for each generation are on Marque.

UK registrations · DVLA data · 2025 Q4

717 Lotus Esprit remain registered with the DVLA as of 2025 Q4: 301 licensed for the road and 416 declared off-road (SORN).

717 — made up of 301 licensed for the road and 416 declared off-road (SORN), per DVLA data for 2025 Q4.

197620

197745

197870

197979

198046

198151

198268

198326

198445

198545

198641

198739

198865

198946

199024

19962

20001

20011

20021

20041

20111

Licensed SORN

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

Generation	UK survivors	Median (UK)	YoY
Esprit1976–1995	710	—	—	Valuation
Esprit (S1)1976–1981	311	—	—	Valuation
Esprit V81996–2004	6	£38,000	+14.5%	Valuation

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.