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Lotus Elan

Every Lotus Elan model year on file, 1969 to 1994. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years140 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years41969 to 1994
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1991 model year drew the most complaints, 13, 93% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

051015196919911319921994
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Lotus Elan complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
13
Powertrain
1
Speed control
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lotus Elan model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Lotus Elan by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1994Convertible10.025000
1992Not decoded0NoneNone100
1991Roadster130.0None100
1969Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lotus Elan

  • 02V-199 Jul 25, 2002
    On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel tanks can leak
    Fuel system ยท 546 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.