How many Chevrolet Suburbans are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 18,625 on the road Built 1949-2014 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The longest-running nameplate in motoring. Chevrolet has sold a Suburban since 1935, when it was a steel-bodied wagon on a light truck chassis. It grew into the enormous truck-based family wagon that tows boats, seats up to nine and fills government motorcades.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1994: 24 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1993 | 11 |
| 1994 | 24 |
| 1995 | 20 |
| 1996 | 21 |
| 1997 | 17 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 14 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 11 | Rare | |
| LT | 10 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 251 still registered, the Chevrolet Suburban is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 13th of the 89 Chevrolet models and 765th 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.