How many Audi A5s are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 2,537 on the road Built 2007-2026 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Launched in 2007 as a two-door coupe on A4 underpinnings, styled by Walter de Silva, who called it the most beautiful car he had designed. A Cabriolet and a five-door Sportback followed. In 2024 Audi moved the A5 name on to the sedan and wagon that replaced the A4.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2010: 317 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 126 |
| 2009 | 118 |
| 2010 | 317 |
| 2011 | 229 |
| 2012 | 197 |
| 2013 | 196 |
| 2014 | 174 |
| 2015 | 107 |
| 2016 | 61 |
| 2017 | 107 |
| 2018 | 89 |
| 2019 | 52 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2026 | 23 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · 8T/8F | 2007–2016 | 1,530 | Uncommon |
| Second generation · F5 | 2016–2024 | 276 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 TFSI | 243 | Scarce | |
| 3.2 FSI | 189 | Scarce | |
| S line | 91 | Rare | |
| 3.0 TDI | 82 | Rare | |
| 3.0 TDI Quattro | 75 | Rare | |
| TFSI Quattro | 27 | Rare | |
| S5 | 13 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,843 still registered, the Audi A5 is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 9th of the 49 Audi models and 320th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
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