Lotus Exige S

Owners filed 8 complaints across 2 model years of the Lotus Exige S. The 2007 drew the most (7); the 2008 the fewest (1).

Model years2

Complaints8

Recalls1

Fires2

Deaths0

Every Lotus Exige S model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2008	1		0	—	—	Engine	Routine
2007	7		1	2	—	Engine and Engine Cooling	Routine

Which Lotus Exige S years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2007 is the weakest year on record, with 7 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling. 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.