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2018 Lotus Evora problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2018 Lotus Evora, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-07.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as LOTUS EVORA.

At a glance

Complaints
1
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
424
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
9

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
SUSPENSION1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
mechanical failure1100.0%0.95
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate1100.0%0.86

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 1 tagged complaints of 1 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

2 recalls.

19V263000

Date: 2019-04-02. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Defect: Lotus Cars USA, Inc. (Lotus) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Evora vehicles. The toe board in the passenger footwell lacks stiffness, allowing the knee of an unbelted occupant to contact the rigid structure of the vehicle, in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence: In the event of a crash, if the occupant's knee contacts the rigid structure, there may be an increased risk of injury.

Remedy: Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the toe board with a new design to provide the appropriate stiffness, free of charge. The recall began May 27, 2019. Owners may contact Lotus customer service at 1-800-245-6887. Lotus' number for this recall is 2019/01R.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

18V781000

Date: 2018-11-06. Systems: STEERING.

Defect: Lotus Cars Limited (Lotus) is recalling certain 2018 Lotus Evora vehicles. Due to an assembly error, in the event of a frontal collision, the steering column may not properly collapse to absorb some of the impact energy.

Consequence: If the steering column does not collapse as intended in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy: Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will correct the steering column assembly, free of charge. The recall began December 4, 2018. Owners may contact Lotus customer service at 1-800-245-6887. Lotus' number for this recall is 2018/01R.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

9 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
AIR BAGS1
ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
POWER TRAIN1

10222249

Date: 2022-09-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Retrofitment of airbag rotary clock spring part number A132M6241F to Evora vehicles originally fitted with clock spring part number A132M6236F. As stated in Technical Service Bulletin TSB 2019/05, although clock spring part numbers A132M6241F or A132M6236F fitted to Evora 400 model range vehicles lo

10209516

Date: 2022-03-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Standard information required and procedures to be followed when reporting ECU & TCU faults. There is often insufficient, or inconsistent information received from dealers when reporting ECU & TCU related faults, this can lead to unacceptable delays in repairing vehicles.

10198785

Date: 2021-06-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

There is often inconsistent or insufficient information received from dealers when reporting ECU and TCU related faults. This bulletin aims to standardise the information when filing a claim to After Sales.

10180671

Date: 2020-09-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY.

Air conditioning compressors failing due to oil starvation. TSB reminds dealers of correct replacement and running-in procedures.

10175849

Date: 2020-05-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, EQUIPMENT.

Any unauthorised modifications, including fitment of non-approved after-market air filter resulting in generation of diagnostic trouble codes (DTCA?A A s) P0101 & P1109. We have had several instances where DTCA?A A s P0101 & P1109 had been set and the car recovered into the dealer, only for them to

10156443

Date: 2019-03-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

It is possible that some lithium batteries have been irreparably damaged because they have not been maintained whilst the vehicle is in storage or have been irreparably damaged because the correct charging procedure has not been carried out

10154697

Date: 2019-02-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Inoperative Bluetooth functionality of an Evora 400 head unit microphone

10154331

Date: 2019-01-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: TIRES.

Lotus tool part number T000T1543F is now available, which can be used in conjunction with Lotus TechCentre to assist in the investigation of diagnostic trouble code faults for all Lotus models equipped with the "LDL" type tyre pressure monitoring system by gathering data from the individual wheel tr

10154330

Date: 2019-01-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING.

On a small number of Evora 400 vehicles, when activated at the same time, the turn indicator function is not overriding the brake lamp illumination. This has resulted in the brake lamp still being illuminated at a lower intensity (instead of being extinguished) during the turn indicators "off" cycle

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
EVORA1

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