How many BMW Z4s are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 4,101 on the road Built 2002-2023 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Replacing the Z3 in 2002, the Z4 arrived with sharp-edged styling from the Chris Bangle era. The second generation of 2009 swapped the fabric roof for a folding metal one. The third, from 2018, went back to fabric and was developed alongside the Toyota Supra, both cars being built by Magna Steyr in Austria.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2003: 196 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 196 |
| 2004 | 128 |
| 2005 | 64 |
| 2006 | 160 |
| 2007 | 145 |
| 2008 | 58 |
| 2009 | 143 |
| 2010 | 78 |
| 2011 | 40 |
| 2012 | 26 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 26 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · E85/E86 | 2002–2008 | 793 | Scarce |
| Second generation · E89 | 2009–2016 | 288 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| M40i | 40 | Rare | |
| 2.5i | 37 | Rare | |
| 3.0si | 19 | Rare | |
| sDrive23i | 15 | Rare | |
| M Coupe | 14 | Rare | |
| M Roadster | 12 | Rare | |
| 3.0i | 9 | Rare | |
| sDrive35i | 9 | Rare | |
| 2.2i | 8 | Rare | |
| sDrive20i | 3 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,140 still registered, the BMW Z4 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 13th of the 53 BMW models and 417th 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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