How many Daihatsu Midgets are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 123,023 on the road Built 1996-2000 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Midget II, sold from 1996, was a kei pick-up shrunk even further: smaller than the class limits required, with one seat or a tight two, and the spare wheel mounted on the nose. It revived the name of Daihatsu's three-wheeled delivery truck of the 1950s and 1960s and was aimed at small shops making local deliveries.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1996: 24 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 24 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 38 still registered, the Daihatsu Midget 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.