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Lotus Elise Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 72 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Lotus Elise (2005–2011). The most-complained-about year is 2005.

6
safety recalls, all years
72
owner complaints, all years
2005
year with most recalls
2005
year with most complaints

Pick your Lotus Elise model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2011 Lotus Elise20
2010 Lotus Elise10
2009 Lotus Elise21
2008 Lotus Elise20
2007 Lotus Elise28
2006 Lotus Elise117
2005 Lotus Elise246

What Lotus Elise owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 72 complaints with NHTSA. The 2005 model year has the most, with 46.

All Lotus Elise recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Lotus Elise, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 14V280000 Reported 860 vehicles potentially affected Lotus Cars USA, Inc.

    Lotus Cars USA, Inc. (Lotus) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Elise and Exige vehicles manufactured from November 2007 to July 2011, and 2011 Evora vehicles manufactured September 2010 through September 2011. The oil cooler hose may detach from its fitting.

    Remedy: Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil cooler hose fittings on the Elise and Exige vehicles and will replace the oil cooler hose assemblies on the Evora vehicles, free of charge. The manufacturer…

    Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

  2. Engine and engine cooling and hoses/lines/piping/fittings (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 13V041000 Reported 451 vehicles potentially affected Lotus Cars USA, Inc.

    Lotus is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Elise and Exige vehicles manufactured from December 1, 2006, through October 31, 2007. The oil cooler line may become detached from its fitting.

    Remedy: Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil cooler hose fittings and the entire lateral oil cooler hose, free of charge. The safety recall began on March 4, 2013. Owners may contact Lotus at…

    Model years: 2007, 2008

  3. Flasher unit (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 11V541000 Reported 78 vehicles potentially affected LOTUS CARS LTD

    Lotus is recalling certain model year 2011 elise vehicles manufactured from june 2010, through february 2011, for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these vehicles were fitted with turn signal modules which were not…

    Remedy: Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the turn signal module free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before december 19, 2011. Owners may contact lotus at 1-800-245-6887.

    Model years: 2011

  4. Engine and engine cooling and hoses/lines/piping/fittings (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 11V510000 Reported 5,041 vehicles potentially affected LOTUS CARS LTD

    Lotus is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 elise and exige vehicles manufactured from june 1, 2004, through november 30, 2006. The oil cooler line may become detached from its fitting.

    Remedy: Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles as necessary free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before december 19, 2011. Owners may contact lotus at 1-800-245-6887.

    Model years: 2005, 2006, 2007

  5. Hub (wheels)

    NHTSA 09V179000 Reported 87 vehicles potentially affected LOTUS CARS USA, INC.

    Lotus is recalling 87 model year 2009 elise and exige vehicles manufactured from june 20, 2008 through may 5, 2009. The rear hub flange bolts on some of these vehicles may be under-torqued and may become loose. If that occurs, an insecure hub could lead to degradation in vehicle handling, and a rubbing noise from the rear of the vehicle.

    Remedy: Lotus will notify owners and repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during june 2009. Owners may contact lotus toll-free at 1-800-245-6887.

    Model years: 2009

  6. Manual transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 05V571000 Reported 1,740 vehicles potentially affected GROUP LOTUS PLC

    On certain passenger vehicles equipped with 6-speed manual transmissions, the gear lever may break.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the gear levers. The recall began on february 10, 2006. Owners may contact lotus cars USA at 1-800-245-6887.

    Model years: 2005

Other Lotus models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.