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This 2004 LOTUS ELISE has Passed 15 MOTs and Failed 5 times since 2007

The most recent MOT was PASSED at 49,439 miles 1 month ago on Friday 20th March 2026 at 14:55.

The current MOT will expire in 11 months on Saturday 20th March 2027.

The current Tax will expire in 9 months on Friday 1st January 2027.

BX04WDE MOT History

ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage
PASSED20TH MARCH 202749,439 MI
PASSED21ST MARCH 202520TH MARCH 202649,350 MI
PASSED24TH OCTOBER 202323RD OCTOBER 202449,228 MI
FAILED16TH OCTOBER 202349,196 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Nearside Track Rod End Ball Joint Dust Cover Excessively Damaged Or Deteriorated So That It No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
  2. MAJOR - Offside Track Rod End Ball Joint Dust Cover Excessively Damaged Or Deteriorated So That It No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
PASSED15TH JULY 202214TH JULY 202348,694 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Anti-Roll Bar Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Anti-Roll Bar Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Wishbone Bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Wishbones Bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Lower Suspension Component Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened Wishbones (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Front Lower Suspension Component Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened Wishbones (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Shock Absorbers Has Slight External Damage To The Casing (5.3.2 (b))
  8. ADVISORY - Offside Front Shock Absorbers Has Slight External Damage To The Casing (5.3.2 (b))
FAILED1ST JULY 202248,691 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Exhaust Hydrocarbon Content After 2nd Fast Idle Exceeds Manufacturer's Specified Limits (8.2.1.2 (a))
  2. MAJOR - Exhaust Lambda Reading After 2nd Fast Idle Outside Specified Limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
  3. MAJOR - Exhaust Carbon Monoxide Content After 2nd Fast Idle Exceeds Manufacturer's Specified Limits (8.2.1.2 (a))
  4. MAJOR - Nearside Rear Brake Pipe Excessively Corroded (1.1.11 (c))
  5. MAJOR - Nearside Rear Service Brake Excessively Binding (1.2.1 (f))
PASSED2ND APRIL 20191ST OCTOBER 202047,273 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Wheel Bearing Has Slight Play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
PASSED24TH AUGUST 201723RD AUGUST 201844,088 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
FAILED14TH JUNE 201744,085 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Offside Rear Rear Wheel Bearing Rough When Rotated (2.6.1)
  2. FAIL - Rear Fog Lamp Not Working (1.3.2b)
  3. FAIL - Offside Front Direction Indicator Not Working (1.4.a.2c)
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  7. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
PASSED17TH NOVEMBER 201516TH NOVEMBER 201640,872 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Front Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit N/s And O/s (4.1.e.1)
PASSED18TH AUGUST 201417TH AUGUST 201540,139 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  5. ADVISORY - Front Anti-Roll Bar Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (2.4.g.1)
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  7. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  8. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  9. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  10. USER ENTERED - N/s/f And O/s/f Tyres Inner Edge Wearing
  11. USER ENTERED - N/s/f And O/s/f Tyres Cracking Slightly
FAILED13TH AUGUST 201440,139 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Offside Rear Fog Lamp Not Working (1.3.2b)
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Front Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  6. ADVISORY - Front Anti-Roll Bar Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (2.4.g.1)
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  8. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  9. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  10. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  11. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  12. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  13. USER ENTERED - N/s/f And O/s/f Tyres Inner Edge Wearing
  14. USER ENTERED - N/s/f And O/s/f Tyres Cracking Slightly
PASSED14TH AUGUST 201313TH AUGUST 201437,913 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  3. ADVISORY - Front Anti-Roll Bar Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (2.4.g.1)
  4. USER ENTERED - Under-Trays Fitted Obscuring Some Underside Components
PASSED2ND JULY 20121ST JULY 201334,647 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
PASSED11TH MAY 201110TH MAY 201231,471 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Upper Suspension Arm Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (2.4.g.1)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Upper Suspension Arm Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (2.4.g.1)
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Anti-Roll Bar Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (2.4.g.1)
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Anti-Roll Bar Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (2.4.g.1)
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (2.4.c.1b)
PASSED29TH APRIL 20104TH MAY 201129,637 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Rear Exhaust Has A Minor Leak Of Exhaust Gases (7.1.2)
FAILED29TH APRIL 201029,637 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Offside Front Headlamp Aim Too High (1.8)
  2. ADVISORY - Rear Exhaust Has A Minor Leak Of Exhaust Gases (7.1.2)
PASSED24TH APRIL 20094TH MAY 201025,577 MI
PASSED2ND MAY 20084TH MAY 200921,570 MI
 
  1. USER ENTERED - N/s/f And Off/s/f Tyres Inner Edge Wearing
PASSED5TH MAY 20074TH MAY 200816,962 MI
ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage

BX04WDE Passed/Failed

MOT Pass Rate: 75% | MOT Failure Rate: 25%

BX04WDE MOT Comments

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BX04WDE Mileage

Last recorded mileage: 49,439 miles | Average yearly mileage: 2,247 miles

BX04WDE FAQs

This Lotus Elise with registration BX04WDE was manufactured on Monday 1st March 2004 so it is currently 22 years old. Its colour is Red and it has a 1.8 litre Petrol engine.

The odometer reading at the last MOT in 2026 was 49,439 miles, so this Lotus has travelled an average of 2,247 miles per year in the time it has been on the road.

We have a total of 20 MOTs on record for this Lotus Elise beginning with its first recorded MOT in 2007. We can see 5 of these tests have been MOT failures - this means BX04WDE has a 75% MOT pass rate!

Over its lifetime, this Lotus Elise has had 53 Advisories, 0 PRS Notices, 0 Minor, 7 Major, 0 Dangerous and 5 Fail comments in its MOT History.

This Lotus Elise is currently Taxed and the Tax, or VED (Vehicle Excise Duty), is next due in 9 months on Friday 1st January 2027 .

Does BX04WDE have an active MOT?

Yes, as of Sunday 19th April 2026 BX04WDE does have an active MOT. Read more

Is BX04WDE Taxed?

Yes, as of Sunday 19th April 2026 BX04WDE does have Tax. Read more

When does BX04WDE Tax expire?

The current Tax for BX04WDE will expire in 9 months on Friday 1st January 2027. If you are purchasing this vehicle, remember that the vehicle Tax cannot be transferred and you will need to re-tax the vehicle. Read more

When does BX04WDE MOT expire?

The current MOT for BX04WDE will expire in 11 months on Saturday 20th March 2027. Read more

When did BX04WDE have its most recent MOT?

The most recent MOT on record for BX04WDE was on Friday 20th March 2026 at 14:55. It Passed this MOT. Read more

How many times has BX04WDE Passed an MOT?

Out of a total of 20 MOTs on record for BX04WDE we can see 15 of these tests have been MOT Passes. Remember, digitised MOT records began in 2005 so MOT results prior to 2005 cannot be traced online. Read more

How many times has BX04WDE Failed an MOT?

Out of a total of 20 MOTs on record for BX04WDE we can see 5 of these tests have been MOT Failures. This means this vehicle has a 75% MOT pass rate! Read more

What Make and Model vehicle is BX04WDE?

BX04WDE is registered as a 2004 Lotus Elise. Read more

How many miles has BX04WDE done?

The odometer reading for BX04WDE at the last MOT in March 2026 was 49,439 miles. If the vehicle is still in use, it's likely the mileage has increased since then and up-to-date statistics will be provided at the next MOT. This vehicle has travelled an average of 2,247 miles per year. Read more

How old is BX04WDE?

The vehicle BX04WDE was manufactured in 2004 so it is currently 22 years old. It was first registered on Monday 1st March 2004. Read more

What colour is BX04WDE?

The official colour of BX04WDE is recorded as Red. Read more

What engine does BX04WDE have?

BX04WDE has a 1.8 litre Petrol engine. Read more

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