How many Daihatsu Materias are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 20,150 on the road Built 2006-2009 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A boxy five-door hatchback sold from 2006, the export version of a car known in Japan as the Daihatsu Coo and the second-generation Toyota bB. It put a tall, square body on small-car running gear with 1.3 or 1.5-litre engines, and its slab sides and wheel-at-each-corner stance were the whole point.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2007: 107 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 107 |
| 2008 | 97 |
| 2009 | 27 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 232 still registered, the Daihatsu Materia is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 11th of the 33 Daihatsu models and equal 796th 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.