How many Daihatsu Rocky are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 12,335 on the road Built 1985-2022 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Daihatsu has put the Rocky name on three different vehicles. In export markets it was the square, diesel four-wheel drive launched in 1984, known in Japan as the Rugger. In Japan it was the smaller 1.6-litre four-wheel drive of 1989, exported as the Feroza. Since 2019 it has been a small crossover twinned with the Toyota Raize.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1991: 71 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 47 |
| 1991 | 71 |
| 1992 | 53 |
| 1993 | 40 |
| 1994 | 61 |
| 1995 | 51 |
| 1996 | 20 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| F300 | 1989–2002 | 319 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| SX | 55 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 379 still registered, the Daihatsu Rocky is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 7th of the 33 Daihatsu models and equal 669th 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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