How many Daihatsu Charades are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 4,427 on the road Built 1979-2007 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Daihatsu's small hatchback from 1977, and an early champion of the three-cylinder engine: a 1.0-litre triple powered it for years, joined by a tiny diesel. The GTti of 1987 turbocharged that engine, with twin cams and twelve valves, to get about 100 horsepower from one litre. Later Charades grew into ordinary four-cylinder superminis.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2004: 139 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 9 |
| 1983 | 12 |
| 1984 | 12 |
| 1985 | 16 |
| 1986 | 22 |
| 1987 | 18 |
| 1988 | 29 |
| 1989 | 27 |
| 1990 | 20 |
| 1991 | 52 |
| 1992 | 20 |
| 1993 | 64 |
| 1994 | 74 |
| 1995 | 39 |
| 1996 | 48 |
| 1997 | 44 |
| 1998 | 56 |
| 1999 | 38 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2003 | 75 |
| 2004 | 139 |
| 2005 | 110 |
| 2006 | 88 |
| 2007 | 33 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · G10 | 1977–1983 | 13 | Rare |
| Second generation · G11/G30 | 1983–1986 | 70 | Rare |
| Third generation · G100 | 1986–1994 | 161 | Rare |
| Fourth generation · G200 | 1993–2000 | 367 | Scarce |
| L251 | 2003–2011 | 445 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| CX | 86 | Rare | |
| DETOMASO | 53 | Rare | |
| GTti | 10 | Rare | |
| GTi | 6 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,056 still registered, the Daihatsu Charade is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 33 Daihatsu models and 431st 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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