
Lotus Elise
Red · Petrol · 1997 · 1,796 cc
1 UKOMOT history
1 UKO is a red petrol Lotus Elise first used on 1 May 1997. Its MOT is valid until 29 Oct 2027 and it has passed 21 of 24 MOT tests, with 40,905 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 24 Oct 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 29 Oct 2027
- Mileage
- 40,905 mi
- At MOT on 23 Oct 2026
- MOT tests
- 24
- 21 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 1,030 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 1 UKO
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Lotus
- Model
- Elise
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,796 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1997
- First used
- 1 May 1997
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 29 Oct 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 23 Oct 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
1 UKO was last recorded at 40,905 miles on 23 Oct 2026, 112 miles more than at the previous MOT on 8 Oct 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 40,793 miles · 8 Oct 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 112 miles
- Average per year
- 1,030 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 40,905 miles
- 2025 – 40,793 miles
- 2024 – 40,679 miles
- 2023 – 40,665 miles
- 2022 – 40,282 miles
- 2021 – 38,906 miles
- 2020 – 38,282 miles
- 2019 – 37,386 miles
- 2018 – 37,098 miles
- 2017 – 35,230 miles
- 2016 – 33,650 miles
- 2015 – 32,730 miles
- 2014 – 32,676 miles
- 2013 – 31,830 miles
- 2012 – 30,190 miles
- 2011 – 29,952 miles
- 2010 – 28,298 miles
- 2009 – 27,633 miles
- 2008 – 25,833 miles
- 2007 – 22,690 miles
- 2006 – 19,886 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
24 tests since 24 May 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass40,905 miles (+112)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Oct 2027
- Odometer
- 40,905 miles
- Test number
- 914116675642
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,793 miles (+114)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Oct 2026
- Odometer
- 40,793 miles
- Test number
- 548238325303
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,679 miles (+14)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Oct 2025
- Odometer
- 40,679 miles
- Test number
- 462714360599
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,665 miles (+1)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Oct 2024
- Odometer
- 40,665 miles
- Test number
- 627790775000
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail40,664 miles (+382)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 40,664 miles
- Test number
- 550439182061
- MajorNearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Pass40,282 miles (+1,376)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Oct 2023
- Odometer
- 40,282 miles
- Test number
- 823660257319
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,906 miles (+624)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Oct 2022
- Odometer
- 38,906 miles
- Test number
- 673916155766
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,282 miles
- MOT expiry
- 29 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 38,282 miles
- Test number
- 673531280333
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail38,282 miles (+896)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 38,282 miles
- Test number
- 205406843600
- Repaired at testNearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Pass37,386 miles (+288)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 37,386 miles
- Test number
- 884230332498
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass37,098 miles (+1,868)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Apr 2019
- Odometer
- 37,098 miles
- Test number
- 901090845040
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,230 miles (+1,580)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Apr 2018
- Odometer
- 35,230 miles
- Test number
- 173550699252
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,650 miles
- MOT expiry
- 29 Apr 2017
- Odometer
- 33,650 miles
- Test number
- 428392078979
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail33,650 miles (+920)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 33,650 miles
- Test number
- 288509194358
- Repaired at testOffside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Pass32,730 miles (+54)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Apr 2016
- Odometer
- 32,730 miles
- Test number
- 605910425109
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,676 miles (+846)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 1 Jul 2015
- Odometer
- 32,676 miles
- Test number
- 987056874145
- NoteUnder-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
Pass31,830 miles (+1,640)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Jul 2014
- Odometer
- 31,830 miles
- Test number
- 988523483156
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass30,190 miles (+238)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Jul 2013
- Odometer
- 30,190 miles
- Test number
- 247274682453
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass29,952 miles (+1,654)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jun 2012
- Odometer
- 29,952 miles
- Test number
- 926800681118
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass28,298 miles (+665)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Jun 2011
- Odometer
- 28,298 miles
- Test number
- 230593650186
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass27,633 miles (+1,800)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Jun 2010
- Odometer
- 27,633 miles
- Test number
- 453813559191
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass25,833 miles (+3,143)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Jun 2009
- Odometer
- 25,833 miles
- Test number
- 711845958167
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,690 miles (+2,804)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Jun 2008
- Odometer
- 22,690 miles
- Test number
- 584146157188
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,886 miles
- MOT expiry
- 27 May 2007
- Odometer
- 19,886 miles
- Test number
- 213634846410
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 1 UKO
- What vehicle is registration 1 UKO currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 1 UKO on a red petrol Lotus Elise first used on 1 May 1997. Dateless registrations can be transferred between vehicles, so earlier MOT tests may have been under a different registration. Registered keeper details are not public and are not shown.
- Does 1 UKO currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 1 UKO is valid until 29 Oct 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 1 UKO?
- The MOT on 1 UKO is valid until 29 Oct 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 1 UKO done?
- 1 UKO was recorded at 40,905 miles at its MOT on 23 Oct 2026, an average of 1,030 miles a year.
- Has 1 UKO ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 1 UKO has failed 3 of its 24 MOT tests, most recently on 29 Sept 2023.
- Has the mileage on 1 UKO ever gone down?
- No. The odometer reading went up or stayed the same at every MOT test on record. Service records are still worth checking.
- What did the latest MOT on 1 UKO find?
- 1 UKO passed its latest MOT on 23 Oct 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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