Worst years for a Lotus Elise
Owners have filed 83 complaints about the Lotus Elise with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2009. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every Lotus Elise year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
What breaks on a Lotus Elise
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2005
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Worst in 2007
Worst in 2006
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Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Lotus Elise, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Lotus Elise
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.