How many BMW 2500s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 173,143 on the road Built 1970-1975 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
BMW's return to big six-cylinder saloons, launched in 1968 alongside the 2800 to take on Mercedes-Benz. Its smooth new straight six stayed in production in one form or another into the 1990s, and the car itself led to the first 7 Series.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1972: 10 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1975 | 2 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 27 still registered, the BMW 2500 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 47th of the 53 BMW models and equal 1,559th 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.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.