Lotus Elan
Owners filed 14 complaints across 3 model years of the Lotus Elan. The 1991 drew the most (13); the 1994 the fewest (1).
Model years3
Complaints14
Recalls2
Fires0
Deaths0
Which Lotus Elan years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1991 is the weakest year on record, with 13 complaints concentrated in the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.