Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Emira | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Seat belts1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
In New Zealand
45 Emira cars are on the New Zealand register; 2% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 26 | 1 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the United Kingdom
1,581 Emira cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 174 | 8 |
| 2024 | 433 | 45 |
| 2023 | 904 | 111 |
| 2022 | 70 | 14 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
New registrations in Europe
61 new Lotus Emira cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2022 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Germany (26), Belgium (16), Luxembourg (7).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61 | 258 (WLTP) |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
EU safety alerts
Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the Emira in 1 alert. European versions can differ from the North American car.
The A-pillar trim may become detached. When the side airbags deploy in case of an accident, they could strike the occupants and cause injuries. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their …
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0