Enter the 17-character VIN of your Lotus Elise to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Decode the VIN of the car Lotus Elise for free: the 17 characters reveal the manufacturer, the model year and the country in which the vehicle was made. Production years of the car Lotus Elise in our data: 1995 - 2018. Body styles: Roadster. Power: 250 hp. Versions in our data: 6. From the 17 characters the decoder reads who built the vehicle, in which model year and in which country. The plant can be derived too when the manufacturer encodes it.
The code only describes how the car was built. Whether it was in a crash, was reported stolen, how far it has driven or how many owners it had is shown in a paid vehicle history report. For a used model Lotus Elise, mismatches matter: a different character in the documents, a model year that does not fit the 10th character, or a VIN with the wrong length all deserve a closer look.
1995 - 2018
Production years
120 - 250 hp
Power
1
Body styles
6
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus Elise (Series 1) | 1995 - 2000 | Roadster | 120 - 146 hp |
| Lotus Elise (Series 2) | 2000 - 2010 | Roadster | 122 - 192 hp |
| Lotus Elise 340 R | 2000 | Roadster | 180 hp |
| Lotus Elise (Series 3) | 2011 - 2017 | Roadster | 136 - 246 hp |
| Lotus Elise 20th Anniversary Special Edition | 2015 - 2017 | Roadster | 220 hp |
| Lotus Elise (Series 3, facelift 2017) | 2017 - 2018 | Roadster | 136 - 250 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Lotus Elise, with model years 1995 - 2018 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1995 - 2018 across 6 versions of the Lotus Elise. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Lotus Elise the characters to expect are S (1995), T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018).
6 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 250 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Look at the base of the windshield on the driver's side, where the VIN is visible from outside the car. It is also printed on the door frame of the driver's door and in the registration document.
No, mileage is not encoded in a VIN. The decoder cannot show it, nor can it show theft entries or owners. Those details require a paid vehicle history report.
Nothing. Decoding is free and there is no sign-up. You pay only if you decide to order a vehicle history report.