How many Ford Mondeos are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 371 on the road Built 1994-2021 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Ford's world car of 1993, a front-wheel-drive family car that replaced the Sierra and was European Car of the Year for 1994. It drove far better than buyers expected of a fleet car. In touring car racing New Zealander Paul Radisich won the Touring Car World Cup in a Mondeo in both 1993 and 1994.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2016: 1,055 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 39 |
| 1998 | 80 |
| 1999 | 79 |
| 2000 | 82 |
| 2001 | 345 |
| 2002 | 398 |
| 2003 | 371 |
| 2004 | 416 |
| 2005 | 497 |
| 2006 | 608 |
| 2007 | 532 |
| 2008 | 873 |
| 2009 | 722 |
| 2010 | 653 |
| 2011 | 672 |
| 2012 | 1,018 |
| 2013 | 871 |
| 2014 | 499 |
| 2015 | 850 |
| 2016 | 1,055 |
| 2017 | 828 |
| 2018 | 625 |
| 2019 | 337 |
| 2020 | 137 |
| 2021 | 9 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · Mk1 | 1993–2000 | 297 | Scarce |
| Second generation · Mk3 | 2001–2007 | 3,167 | Uncommon |
| Third generation · Mk4 | 2008–2014 | 5,308 | Uncommon |
| Fourth generation · Mk5 | 2014–2022 | 3,841 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambiente | 2,163 | Uncommon | |
| Zetec | 2,105 | Uncommon | |
| Titanium | 869 | Scarce | |
| Trend | 806 | Scarce | |
| Ghia | 217 | Scarce | |
| LX | 170 | Rare | |
| Hybrid | 59 | Rare | |
| ST | 56 | Rare | |
| ST24 | 56 | Rare | |
| GLX | 53 | Rare | |
| XR5 | 47 | Rare | |
| ST220 | 31 | Rare | |
| ST-Line | 11 | Rare | |
| 1.8 TD | 4 | Rare |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 12,613 still registered, the Ford Mondeo is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 7th of the 126 Ford models and 74th 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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