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HOW MANY LOTUS ELAN 2 ARE LEFT?

There are 214 LOTUS ELAN 2 left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 118 LOTUS ELAN 2 that are currently SORNED.

There are currently more LOTUS ELAN 2, in total, than ever before. The number taxed topped out in 2024 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2018 Q1.

In the last 10 years the total number of LOTUS ELAN 2 has gained 67. Licensed models have increased by 46 and the SORNed total has increased by 21.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 27 LOTUS ELAN 2 models. Taxed models have grown by 32 and the SORNed total has fallen by 5.

64% of the surviving 332 LOTUS ELAN 2 in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY LOTUS ELAN 2 ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q41220122122
1995 Q41190119-3
1996 Q4186018667
1997 Q41730173-13
1998 Q4185018512
1999 Q419301938
2000 Q41790179-14
2001 Q418801889
2002 Q41850185-3
2003 Q41820182-3
2004 Q41800180-2
2005 Q41650165-15
2006 Q41570157-8
2007 Q41446821255
2008 Q3152682208
2008 Q415167218-2
2009 Q114465209-9
2009 Q2140702101
2009 Q31467722313
2009 Q414766213-10
2010 Q114163204-9
2010 Q21615721814
2010 Q31607323315
2010 Q415367220-13
2011 Q115960219-1
2011 Q2161662278
2011 Q31578023710
2011 Q4157802370
2012 Q115864222-15
2012 Q2150802308
2012 Q3152832355
2012 Q4155802350
2013 Q115066216-19
2013 Q2148752237
2013 Q31578524219
2013 Q41629125311
2014 Q1166902563
2014 Q2171882593
2014 Q3169932623
2014 Q415899257-5
2015 Q1163982614
2015 Q2168972654
2015 Q31641022661
2015 Q41631032660
2016 Q11631032660
2016 Q21631062693
2016 Q3161107268-1
2016 Q41621092713
2017 Q11621132754
2017 Q216912329217
2017 Q3161130291-1
2017 Q4157133290-1
2018 Q11591332922
2018 Q21741202942
2018 Q31731232962
2018 Q41741222960
2019 Q11811193004
2019 Q21811203011
2019 Q31881183065
2019 Q4184120304-2
2020 Q11841223062
2020 Q2182123305-1
2020 Q31881213094
2020 Q41921203123
2021 Q1190120310-2
2021 Q21981203188
2021 Q3197119316-2
2021 Q41991183171
2022 Q1200116316-1
2022 Q22041133171
2022 Q32031163192
2022 Q42031173201
2023 Q12051163211
2023 Q22111133243
2023 Q3209112321-3
2023 Q42091133221
2024 Q12141133275
2024 Q22181113292
2024 Q32171123290
2024 Q42201103301
2025 Q12171153322
2025 Q22141183320

How Rare Is My Car analyses 'road tax' data from the DVLA, this dataset is only available from 1994 onwards.

DVLA vehicle licensing statistics last updated 23/10/2025.