Vehicle report

2005 LOTUS ELISE

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Reported problems

46 complaints · median 28000 miles
ComponentReports
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING18
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
ENGINE3
VISIBILITY3
POWER TRAIN2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
SUSPENSION:REAR2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY1
SERVICE BRAKES1
SUSPENSION1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1
WHEELS1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.