How many Dodge Dakotas are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 119,869 on the road Built 1989-2006 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A pickup sized between the small imports and the full-size American trucks, launched for 1987 and built until 2011. It created the mid-size class, and was the first truck of its size offered with a V8. Oddities included a factory convertible around 1989 and the Shelby Dakota.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1997: 11 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 11 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLT | 5 | Rare | |
| Shelby | 5 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 39 still registered, the Dodge Dakota is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 16th of the 61 Dodge models and equal 1,420th 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.