How many BMW M2s are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 11,805 on the road Built 2016-2026 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The smallest of BMW's full M cars, a wide-arched 2 Series coupe with a turbocharged straight six, launched for 2016. Many drivers reckoned it the best M car of its time for being compact and playful. The Competition version took the M3's engine, and a second generation has followed.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2018: 74 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 68 |
| 2017 | 58 |
| 2018 | 74 |
| 2019 | 45 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 43 |
| 2025 | 28 |
| 2026 | 27 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · F87 | 2016–2021 | 273 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | 54 | Rare | |
| CS | 15 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 396 still registered, the BMW M2 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 23rd of the 53 BMW models and 660th 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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