How many Daihatsu YRV are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 22,804 on the road Built 2000-2006 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A tall small hatchback sold from 2000 to 2005, recognisable by the stepped window line along its sides. Most were ordinary 1.0 and 1.3-litre runabouts, but the Turbo had a 1.3-litre engine strong enough to embarrass much bigger cars, with gearchange buttons on the steering wheel.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2000: 63 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 63 |
| 2001 | 55 |
| 2002 | 53 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 205 still registered, the Daihatsu YRV is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 12th of the 33 Daihatsu models and equal 829th 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?
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