How many Daimler Sovereigns are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 10,698 on the road Built 1967-1999 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first Sovereign, in 1966, was a Jaguar 420 with a fluted Daimler grille, and from 1969 the name moved to the Daimler version of the new XJ6. It set the pattern for every Daimler after: a Jaguar underneath, with more wood, more leather and a quieter sort of prestige. Jaguar later borrowed Sovereign as a trim name of its own.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1974: 60 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 11 |
| 1968 | 4 |
| 1969 | 8 |
| 1970 | 25 |
| 1971 | 21 |
| 1972 | 42 |
| 1973 | 42 |
| 1974 | 60 |
| 1975 | 14 |
| 1976 | 23 |
| 1977 | 20 |
| 1978 | 11 |
| 1979 | 11 |
| 1980 | 19 |
| 1981 | 13 |
| 1982 | 13 |
| 1983 | 22 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1988 | 16 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1-3 | 1969–1986 | 350 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 36 | Rare | |
| XJ6 | 25 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 437 still registered, the Daimler Sovereign is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 16 Daimler models and 633rd 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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