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Lotus ELISE at salvage auctions

Copart 2005 Lotus ELISE SCCPC11195HL32139 Normal Wear65,894 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2005 Lotus ELISE SCCPC11175HL34746 Front End38,024 mi Jan 24 Copart 2007 Lotus ELISE SCCPC11127HL32518 Rear End54,359 mi

Lotus ELISE: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Lotus ELISE: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars3
Median retail value$52,558
Median repair cost, % of value69%
Median odometer46,192 mi
Run and drive100%
Model year
22005
2007
Primary damage
  1. Front End 1 33%
  2. Normal Wear 1 33%
  3. Rear End 1 33%
Yard state
  1. CA1 33%
  2. MD1 33%
  3. NV1 33%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

83 complaints about the Lotus ELISE (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints83
With a crash2
With a fire3
Injured0
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Engine and cooling
    median 30,000 mi at failure     53 64%
  2. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 1,600 mi at failure     7 8%
  3. Suspension
    median 23,492 mi at failure     4 5%
  4. Electrical system
    median 18,100 mi at failure     4 5%
  5. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 19,400 mi at failure     4 5%
  6. Brakes
    median 30,694 mi at failure     2 2%
  7. Fuel and propulsion
    median 72,000 mi at failure     2 2%
  8. Steering 1 1%
  9. Doors, latches and locks
    median 9,105 mi at failure     1 1%
  10. Wheels and tires
    median 26,000 mi at failure     1 1%
Complaints by model year
542005
2009

Recalls

6 recall campaigns for the Lotus ELISE.

Recall campaigns by model year
22005
2
2
2
2010
22011

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.