Rarity / Lotus / Eclat

Lotus Eclat: how many are still registered?

1,108still registered

Lotus Eclat cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 1,391 (1994 Q4) - 79.6% of that peak survives.

708 of the survivors (63.8%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

79.6% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 1,391

Declared off-road (SORN)708 · 63.8%

By year

All 1,108 surviving Lotus Eclat cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1975 → 1993
150750
19751993
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On the road over time

Total Lotus Eclat cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

1,391
19942026: 1,104
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Lotus Eclat cars split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

1901cc to 2000cc161 cars · 14.5%
2101cc to 2200cc929 cars · 83.8%
Other sizes (9)18 cars · 1.6%

Fuel

Petrol1,107 · 99.9%
Diesel1 · under 0.1%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.