Elise
Biggest Lotus model
About 854 still registered across all years — about 44% of every Lotus.
How rare is your Lotus?
About 1,940 still registered · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
2017
Rarest for its year
Evora · about 11 still registered, compared with other cars built in 2017.
53
Build years still on the road
From 1968 to 2023, across 11 models.
About 1,940
Lotus still registered
Every model and build year added together, Australia-wide.
Models still registered
Counts add up every build year for that model. Rarity is the model’s share of all vehicles still registered in Australia.
| Model | Years | Still registered | Share of all cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel | 1985–1987 | About 10 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 7 | 1964–2002 | About 12 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Elite | 1960–1977 | About 16 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Europa | 1969–2007 | About 38 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Super 7 | 1962–1987 | About 41 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Esprit | 1976–2019 | About 105 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Elan | 1963–1997 | About 108 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Evora | 2009–2019 | About 110 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Emira | 2022–2023 | About 315 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Exige | 2005–2021 | About 335 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Elise | 1997–2021 | About 854 | <0.1% of all cars |
Totals count cars still registered, not new sales. Small numbers are rounded or hidden, so we say “About”.
Still registered, year by year
How many Lotus vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across all models — not new sales in those years.
Up about 32% since 2021
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 1,470 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 1,520 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 1,550 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 1,670 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 1,940 |
Age profile of Lotus still registered
By year of manufacture, adding up every model. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where they’re registered (state/territory)
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 589 |
| VIC | About 431 |
| QLD | About 450 |
| WA | About 195 |
| SA | About 135 |
| TAS | About 48 |
| ACT | About 44 |
| NT | About 3 |
Most registered models
Every build year added together for each model.
Questions about Lotus
- How many Lotus models are still registered?
- 11 models, each with at least one build year still on the road.
- Which years were the Lotus vehicles still registered made in?
- 53 manufacture years from 1968 to 2023.
- Which Lotus model has the most still registered?
- Elise — 44% of every Lotus still registered (about 854 of about 1,940).
- Which Lotus is rarest for its age?
- 2017 Evora — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2017 vehicles still registered.
- Which states have the most Lotus vehicles registered?
- NSW (About 589); QLD (About 450). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Based on BITRE Road Vehicles Australia, January 2021–2025 (CC BY 3.0 AU; the January 2024 release is CC BY 2.5 AU). Colour: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Whole Fleet Vehicle Registration Snapshot by Model, Q4 2024 (CC BY 4.0). Oz rare cars is not affiliated with or endorsed by BITRE, the Australian Government or the Victorian Government. Registration counts are not sales, not a valuation, and not advice. Method