How many Ford Fiestas are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 509 on the road Built 1979-2023 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Ford's first front-wheel-drive supermini, launched in 1976 and built for 47 years across seven generations. It was a best seller across Europe for most of that time, and the XR2 and ST versions gave it a sporting following. Production ended in 2023.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2014: 1,038 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 343 |
| 2005 | 570 |
| 2006 | 379 |
| 2007 | 453 |
| 2008 | 349 |
| 2009 | 561 |
| 2010 | 841 |
| 2011 | 970 |
| 2012 | 914 |
| 2013 | 821 |
| 2014 | 1,038 |
| 2015 | 639 |
| 2016 | 404 |
| 2017 | 392 |
| 2018 | 344 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2020 | 53 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 23 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth generation · WP/WQ | 2004–2008 | 2,094 | Uncommon |
| Sixth generation · WS/WT | 2008–2017 | 3,286 | Uncommon |
| Sixth generation · WZ | 2013–2018 | 3,638 | Uncommon |
| Seventh generation · Mk8 | 2017–2023 | 152 | Rare |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghia | 2,022 | Uncommon | |
| Sport · 1.0 L | 1,631 | Uncommon | |
| Zetec | 1,462 | Uncommon | |
| Trend | 1,331 | Uncommon | |
| LX | 1,038 | Scarce | |
| ST | 172 | Rare | |
| ECOnetic | 41 | Rare | |
| Titanium | 9 | Rare |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 9,180 still registered, the Ford Fiesta is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 11th of the 126 Ford models and 104th 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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