How many Daihatsu Applauses are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 123,023 on the road Built 1990-1997 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A compact family car built from 1989 to 2000 with one trick: it looked like a four-door sedan with a boot, but the whole rear window lifted with the lid as a hatchback. It replaced the Corolla-based Charmant as the biggest car in Daihatsu's range, sitting above the Charade.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1991: 10 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 38 still registered, the Daihatsu Applause is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 20th of the 33 Daihatsu models and equal 1,429th 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.