MY2025 less problematic?

[exigest]

I’ve got a 2025 Emira on the way but I gotta say these laundry lists of issues folks are having with their 24s is a major turn off. Has anyone heard if we can expect the majority of issues to be resolved for the model year 2025 cars?

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

...You can actually daily drive these cars and push them to their limits without breaking something and financially crippling yourself.

Sure... Sure... *cries in rear axle*

 

[Vampyre]

I must be lucky, 3 Lotus cars, Zero issues.

 

[netsinah]

I’ve got a 2025 Emira on the way but I gotta say these laundry lists of issues folks are having with their 24s is a major turn off. Has anyone heard if we can expect the majority of issues to be resolved for the model year 2025 cars?

My experience with my 2024 FE manual transmission V6, has been problem-free after less than 2,500km (about 1,500 miles). All I've done for maintenance, is the first DIY oil/filter change. I've taken the car apart, for door insulation/new tweeter install and the third cat delete...plus I'm now working on a new sub-woofer and doing rear sound insulation, so I've removed the rear panelling, etc. I mention this, because other than a few challenges removing/installing a few things, everything went back together AOK, so the build quality seems good from that perspective.

My dealership wants to see my car, for 7 software updates, however it's driving AOK w/o them.

Finally and given my experience with a 2024 MY compared to what others had with their 2023's, my impression was that Lotus learned to watch out for and correct most of the 2023 problems, which explains my experience so far. Hopefully for the V4 turbos, they'll similarly work out the bugs from the 2024's, for the 2025's. Time will tell, but given the enjoyable Emira driving experience, I'm willing to put up with a few problems. My 2 cents, although I count myself lucky, compared to a few unfortunate others.

 

[Orchardbike]

My personal opinion, after all the issues I’ve had (and the ones I had with my Evora to a lesser extent), I’d still buy an Emira. Don’t get me wrong, my experience (and maybe even more so with the performance of Lotus customer care) has tainted me against Lotus, to my car and destroyed the pleasure I felt at buying a new car. But what are the alternatives? I’ve been looking hard at the Porsche Cayman but it’s way more common, and doesn’t really stand out/excite like an Emira. I can’t really think of anything else that comes close.

 

[exigest]

I must be lucky, 3 Lotus cars, Zero issues.

Buy a lottery ticket immediately

 

[Orchardbike]

I had an F-type for 2 1/2 years with one issue with the steering rack. I had a 5 series BMW for 55k miles with no issues. I had a Jag F-Pace for 40K miles, no issues. I had a C class Mercedes for 60k miles, no issues and a E class Mercedes for 55k miles, no issues.

I accept that all brands and any cars can have problems, but Lotus seem to be one of the worst.

What is indefensible in my opinion is rubbish customer care. There’s simply no excuse for that. Lotus CC have now clearly decided to ghost me. I’ve sent them 4 emails in the last 3 weeks and I’ve not received a single response. I had my car for 6 days, they’ve had it for 4 months.

 

[jp129]

Don't get me wrong, I've been a long term owner of an Elise and currently have an Exige S and they've had their quirks and issues but literally not one thing I wasn't able to resolve in my own garage. It sounds like these Emira issues are of a completely different nature in terms of what's called for in getting them resolved.

Also take into consideration that the Emira is still a relatively new car to the market and it will need more time for support to mature with the product. This is especially true when it's lower volume.

I am confident the mechanical hardware of the car is still very much user serviceable and not that complex.

Yes, the electronics are currently locked down, but I believe that as time moves on, folks will be able to crack the code or engineer a work around. At least that's how it seems for new cars these days and my hope anyway. Food for thought.

 

[RoryBellows]

Admittedly I haven't driven mine much but the only quirks I have encountered are the alcantara needing a trim on the passenger a pillar and when I first rolled down the drivers window it rolled right back up on its own. Its never happened again so I think it may have been its calibration run but who knows. My paint while a bit orange peely looks good and is getting correction and ppf as I type this. Other than that it seems pretty well put together. is weekend wheIll start putting miles on it thn its back from the shop.

 

[jmorrison]

In my experience, these focused forums are for focused enthusiasts and those seeking solutions for the issues that arise. Likely there are hundreds of fully-satisfied owners out there that never go near a forum.

 

[exigest]

In my experience, these focused forums are for focused enthusiasts and those seeking solutions for the issues that arise. Likely there are hundreds of fully-satisfied owners out there that never go near a forum.

True, I've gotta consider the anecdotes on this forum as potential outliers.

 

[Tod]

I’ve got about 5,000 miles on my Emira
V-6 and 5 months of ownership. The check engine light went off the 1st week. That was resolved by the dealer and has been perfect since then! I love this car!

 

[Beachbum]

I've owned mine since Aug 2024, bought it with 1400 miles on it, was registered in March 2024. Other than the drivers side window dropping back down every time I closed the door, I have had no issues.
I have no idea what may have gone wrong with it prior to me owning it and it was owned by Lotus, so am guessing if anything was wrong they fixed it quickly.

 

[gdotp]

Just for balance. Mine has been more reliable than my wife’s Bmwi4.

The only issues so far in 4k miles
Cel light in the first week - went off of its own accord
Loose carpet trim, fixed under warranty
Rear indicator error once - went off of own accord