2001 Lotus Elise 1.8
Price: £25,950. Fair price: £346 (1%) under the AskCar estimate of £26,296, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 42 priced Lotus Elise adverts on AskCar as of 5 November 2026.
AskCar lists 51 used Lotus Elise from 39 UK dealerships, as of 5 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Lotus
- Model: Elise
- Version: 1.8 Manual RWD 2dr (120 bhp)
- Year: 2001
- Mileage: 18,690 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Convertible, 2 doors, 2 seats
- Engine: 1.8 litres, 120 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Rear-wheel drive
- Colour: Blue
- CO2: 183 g/km
About this car
This 2001 Lotus Elise is advertised with 18,690 miles on the clock. The dealer is asking £25,950, which is £346 below the AskCar estimate of £26,296. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 42 Lotus Elise cars across different ages and specifications. Since we first spotted the advert 41 days ago, the asking price has dropped by £2,000. The latest recorded MOT expiry date is 17 July 2026, which has passed. Confirm its status with the dealer. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. You can find this car at Classicwise in Southwell (Newark and Sherwood). How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 5 November 2026.
Price
Fair price: £346 (1%) under the AskCar estimate of £26,296.
The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.
It draws on 42 priced Lotus Elise adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 5 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2001 Lotus Elise has been on sale for at least 41 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 25 September 2026 at £27,950. Its asking price is now £25,950, £2,000 less. The latest price cut was seen on 7 October 2026.
Price changes recorded:
- 25 September 2026: £27,950
- 7 October 2026: £25,950
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 5 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 17 July 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.
It has had 16 MOTs. The latest, on 18 July 2025, passed.
There were no advisories at the latest test.
Mileage at that test: 18,542 miles, which matches the advertised 18,690 miles.
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30 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 5 November 2026, AskCar lists 595,776 cars and vans from 12,945 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.