Lotus Esprit
Red · Petrol · 1996 · 2,174 cc
L4 OTUMOT history
L4 OTU is a red petrol Lotus Esprit first used on 11 Jan 1996. Its MOT is valid until 25 May 2027 and it has passed 19 of 20 MOT tests, with 40,960 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 11 May 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 25 May 2027
- Mileage
- 40,960 mi
- At MOT on 11 May 2026
- MOT tests
- 20
- 19 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 426 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- L4 OTU
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Lotus
- Model
- Esprit
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,174 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1996
- First used
- 11 Jan 1996
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 25 May 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 11 May 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
L4 OTU was last recorded at 40,960 miles on 11 May 2026, 237 miles more than at the previous MOT on 12 May 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 40,723 miles · 12 May 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 237 miles
- Average per year
- 426 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 40,960 miles
- 2025 – 40,723 miles
- 2024 – 39,976 miles
- 2023 – 39,767 miles
- 2022 – 39,664 miles
- 2021 – 39,459 miles
- 2019 – 39,327 miles
- 2018 – 39,083 miles
- 2017 – 38,955 miles
- 2016 – 38,506 miles
- 2015 – 37,965 miles
- 2014 – 37,538 miles
- 2013 – 37,252 miles
- 2012 – 36,678 miles
- 2010 – 36,131 miles
- 2009 – 35,547 miles
- 2008 – 34,311 miles
- 2007 – 33,806 miles
- 2006 – 32,547 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
20 tests since 9 Aug 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass40,960 miles (+237)
- MOT expiry
- 25 May 2027
- Odometer
- 40,960 miles
- Test number
- 273583454616
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,723 miles (+747)
- MOT expiry
- 25 May 2026
- Odometer
- 40,723 miles
- Test number
- 777313495451
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,976 miles (+209)
- MOT expiry
- 25 May 2025
- Odometer
- 39,976 miles
- Test number
- 242605945533
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,767 miles (+103)
- MOT expiry
- 25 May 2024
- Odometer
- 39,767 miles
- Test number
- 361865262625
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,664 miles (+205)
- MOT expiry
- 25 May 2023
- Odometer
- 39,664 miles
- Test number
- 194629945669
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,459 miles (+132)
- MOT expiry
- 25 May 2022
- Odometer
- 39,459 miles
- Test number
- 225657201286
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,327 miles (+244)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 39,327 miles
- Test number
- 872450503703
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,083 miles (+128)
- MOT expiry
- 27 May 2019
- Odometer
- 39,083 miles
- Test number
- 208771485046
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,955 miles (+449)
- MOT expiry
- 27 May 2018
- Odometer
- 38,955 miles
- Test number
- 118459458746
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,506 miles (+541)
- MOT expiry
- 27 May 2017
- Odometer
- 38,506 miles
- Test number
- 802040159144
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass37,965 miles
- MOT expiry
- 27 May 2016
- Odometer
- 37,965 miles
- Test number
- 745218345177
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail37,965 miles (+427)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 37,965 miles
- Test number
- 309637945147
- FailureBrakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Pass37,538 miles (+286)
- MOT expiry
- 27 May 2015
- Odometer
- 37,538 miles
- Test number
- 539542234119
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass37,252 miles (+574)
- MOT expiry
- 27 May 2014
- Odometer
- 37,252 miles
- Test number
- 638276633130
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,678 miles (+547)
- MOT expiry
- 27 May 2013
- Odometer
- 36,678 miles
- Test number
- 267729842401
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,131 miles (+584)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Sept 2011
- Odometer
- 36,131 miles
- Test number
- 612936960297
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,547 miles (+1,236)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 24 Aug 2010
- Odometer
- 35,547 miles
- Test number
- 184547139208
- AdvisoryTyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass34,311 miles (+505)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Aug 2009
- Odometer
- 34,311 miles
- Test number
- 912425438277
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,806 miles (+1,259)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Aug 2008
- Odometer
- 33,806 miles
- Test number
- 790726137291
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,547 miles2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 8 Aug 2007
- Odometer
- 32,547 miles
- Test number
- 792861126293
- AdvisoryFront brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
- AdvisoryRear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Questions about L4 OTU
- Does L4 OTU currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on L4 OTU is valid until 25 May 2027.
- When is the MOT due on L4 OTU?
- The MOT on L4 OTU is valid until 25 May 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has L4 OTU done?
- L4 OTU was recorded at 40,960 miles at its MOT on 11 May 2026, an average of 426 miles a year.
- Has L4 OTU ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. L4 OTU has failed 1 of its 20 MOT tests, most recently on 27 May 2015.
- Has the mileage on L4 OTU 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 L4 OTU find?
- L4 OTU passed its latest MOT on 11 May 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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