How many BMW 2 Series are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 3,278 on the road Built 2014-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
From 2014 BMW gave the coupe and convertible versions of the 1 Series a number of their own: small, rear-wheel drive and, in six-cylinder form, properly quick. Confusingly the badge also went on the front-wheel-drive Active Tourer and Gran Tourer people movers and, later, a four-door Gran Coupe.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2015: 384 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 119 |
| 2015 | 384 |
| 2016 | 255 |
| 2017 | 153 |
| 2018 | 92 |
| 2019 | 39 |
| 2020 | 62 |
| 2021 | 83 |
| 2022 | 58 |
| 2023 | 107 |
| 2024 | 40 |
| 2025 | 30 |
| 2026 | 4 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · F22/F23/F45/F46 | 2013–2021 | 1,062 | Scarce |
| Second generation · G42/G87 | since 2021 | 362 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 218i | 667 | Scarce | |
| 220i | 259 | Scarce | |
| 218d | 200 | Scarce | |
| 225e | 148 | Rare | |
| 225xe | 95 | Rare | |
| 225i | 11 | Rare | |
| 228i | 7 | Rare | |
| 218i Active Tourer | 6 | Rare | |
| 235i | 6 | Rare | |
| 230i | 3 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,426 still registered, the BMW 2 Series is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 53 BMW models and 377th 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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