How many Datsun 720s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 45,387 on the road Built 1980-1986 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The pickup that followed the 620, sold from 1980 to 1986 with squarer styling, a King Cab option and factory four-wheel drive. Its badges changed from Datsun to Nissan part-way through its life, and in 1983 it became the first vehicle Nissan built in the United States, at Smyrna, Tennessee.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1982: 33 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 13 |
| 1981 | 21 |
| 1982 | 33 |
| 1983 | 18 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 3 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 103 still registered, the Datsun 720 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 27 Datsun models and equal 1,045th 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.