How many BMW M135I are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 10,601 on the road Built 2009-2026 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
BMW's hot 1 Series hatchback. The first M135i, from 2012, was an oddity among hot hatches: a turbocharged straight six and rear-wheel drive in a small five-door body. When the 1 Series was redesigned in 2019 the badge moved to a four-cylinder turbo with four-wheel drive.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2013: 80 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2012 | 24 |
| 2013 | 80 |
| 2014 | 46 |
| 2015 | 56 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2019 | 26 |
| 2020 | 48 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 31 |
| 2026 | 14 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 441 still registered, the BMW M135I is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 22nd of the 53 BMW models and 630th 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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