
Lotus Elise
Orange · Petrol · 1998 · 1,796 cc
L3 GDXMOT history
L3 GDX is an orange petrol Lotus Elise first used on 31 Dec 1998. Its MOT is valid until 4 May 2027 and it has passed 14 of 14 MOT tests, with 62,038 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 5 May 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 4 May 2027
- Mileage
- 62,038 mi
- At MOT on 5 May 2026
- MOT tests
- 14
- 14 passed · 0 failed
- Per year
- 1,332 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- L3 GDX
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Lotus
- Model
- Elise
- Colour
- Orange
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,796 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1998
- First used
- 31 Dec 1998
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 4 May 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 5 May 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
L3 GDX was last recorded at 62,038 miles on 5 May 2026, 421 miles more than at the previous MOT on 29 Apr 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 61,617 miles · 29 Apr 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 421 miles
- Average per year
- 1,332 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 62,038 miles
- 2025 – 61,617 miles
- 2024 – 60,726 miles
- 2023 – 60,446 miles
- 2019 – 60,369 miles
- 2018 – 59,851 miles
- 2017 – 59,321 miles
- 2016 – 57,628 miles
- 2012 – 56,408 miles
- 2011 – 54,867 miles
- 2010 – 52,590 miles
- 2008 – 49,039 miles
- 2007 – 41,677 miles
- 2006 – 35,271 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
14 tests since 29 Mar 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass62,038 miles (+421)
- MOT expiry
- 4 May 2027
- Odometer
- 62,038 miles
- Test number
- 655559390838
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass61,617 miles (+891)
- MOT expiry
- 1 May 2026
- Odometer
- 61,617 miles
- Test number
- 790500974207
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass60,726 miles (+280)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 1 May 2025
- Odometer
- 60,726 miles
- Test number
- 341789251165
- AdvisoryCoolant leak
- AdvisoryNearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Pass60,446 miles (+77)
- MOT expiry
- 1 May 2024
- Odometer
- 60,446 miles
- Test number
- 419770813970
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass60,369 miles (+518)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Sept 2020
- Odometer
- 60,369 miles
- Test number
- 459724553891
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass59,851 miles (+530)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Sept 2019
- Odometer
- 59,851 miles
- Test number
- 250018633668
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass59,321 miles (+1,693)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Sept 2018
- Odometer
- 59,321 miles
- Test number
- 520917530222
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass57,628 miles (+1,220)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 57,628 miles
- Test number
- 385771495128
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,408 miles (+1,541)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2013
- Odometer
- 56,408 miles
- Test number
- 299408812272
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass54,867 miles (+2,277)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2012
- Odometer
- 54,867 miles
- Test number
- 365005401480
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass52,590 miles (+3,551)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2011
- Odometer
- 52,590 miles
- Test number
- 442112230269
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass49,039 miles (+7,362)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2009
- Odometer
- 49,039 miles
- Test number
- 170841278291
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass41,677 miles (+6,406)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Mar 2008
- Odometer
- 41,677 miles
- Test number
- 550697067072
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,271 miles
- MOT expiry
- 28 Mar 2007
- Odometer
- 35,271 miles
- Test number
- 963938686077
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about L3 GDX
- Does L3 GDX currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on L3 GDX is valid until 4 May 2027.
- When is the MOT due on L3 GDX?
- The MOT on L3 GDX is valid until 4 May 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has L3 GDX done?
- L3 GDX was recorded at 62,038 miles at its MOT on 5 May 2026, an average of 1,332 miles a year.
- Has L3 GDX ever failed its MOT?
- No. L3 GDX has passed all 14 of its MOT tests on record.
- Has the mileage on L3 GDX 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 L3 GDX find?
- L3 GDX passed its latest MOT on 5 May 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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