Lotus

Lotus Esprit

For the Lotus Esprit, model years 2000–2004 on this site have 4 matched recalls and 0 matched complaints (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). Matched complaint counts run from 0 in 2000 to 0 in 2003. These are raw counts, not rates. EPA rates non-electric configurations 16–19 mpg combined (file dated Sep 29, 2026).

ABOUT THIS DATA

Lotus Esprit by model year puts the same counts in one sortable table.

Model years

One row per model year. Complaint and recall figures are matched raw counts.
Year	Recalls	Stars	Comb mpg
2000	1	Pre-2011	16
2001	1	Pre-2011	19
2002	1	Pre-2011	16
2003	1	Pre-2011	16
2004 · no NHTSA name match	0	Pre-2011	16

Fuel economy by model year

Combined mpg below is EPA's figure for non-electric configurations in the file dated 2026-09-29. Electric configurations are shown as MPGe when that is the only figure. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 range for the configurations of that year.

EPA combined fuel economy and annual fuel cost by model year
Year	Comb mpg	MPGe	kWh/100 mi	Range	Annual fuel cost
2000	16	—	—	—	$5,150
2001	19	—	—	—	$4,350
2002	16	—	—	—	$5,150
2003	16	—	—	—	$5,150
2004	16	—	—	—	$5,150

Fuel cost for 2004 Compare 2004