How many Ford Mavericks are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 108,718 on the road Built 1970-1999 Australian
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Ford has put this name on very different vehicles. In America it was a compact car of the 1970s. In Australia from 1988 it was a Nissan Patrol with Ford badges, a product of a model-sharing scheme between the two makers, and in Europe in the 1990s it was a rebadged Nissan Terrano II.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1996: 7 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 43 still registered, the Ford Maverick is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 65th of the 126 Ford models and equal 1,377th 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.