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How many Ford Transits are left in New Zealand?

21,370still registered in New Zealand

Common 1 in 219 on the road Built 1965-2026 Sold new in New Zealand

Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.

The van that became the word for van in Britain. Ford launched the Transit in 1965 as a joint effort between its British and German arms, and it was wider, roomier and easier to drive than the vans it replaced. It has been in production ever since and is one of the best-selling vans in the world.

Still on the road, by model year

The most are from 2024: 1,381 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.

1965: 1 still registered1966: 16 still registered1967: 10 still registered1968: 15 still registered1969: 13 still registered1970: 16 still registered1971: 15 still registered1972: 12 still registered1973: 26 still registered1974: 13 still registered1975: 33 still registered1976: 17 still registered1977: 19 still registered1978: 31 still registered1979: 31 still registered1980: 32 still registered1981: 35 still registered1982: 7 still registered1986: 1 still registered1987: 2 still registered1988: 2 still registered1989: 2 still registered1990: 3 still registered1991: 1 still registered1992: 2 still registered1994: 27 still registered1995: 78 still registered1996: 180 still registered1997: 229 still registered1998: 292 still registered1999: 383 still registered2000: 315 still registered2001: 378 still registered2002: 337 still registered2003: 438 still registered2004: 595 still registered2005: 513 still registered2006: 409 still registered2007: 691 still registered2008: 560 still registered2009: 458 still registered2010: 528 still registered2011: 467 still registered2012: 440 still registered2013: 567 still registered2014: 737 still registered2015: 785 still registered2016: 692 still registered2017: 888 still registered2018: 1,179 still registered2019: 1,340 still registered2020: 1,165 still registered2021: 1,194 still registered2022: 576 still registered2023: 994 still registered2024: 1,381 still registered2025: 1,377 still registered2026: 822 still registered
19652026
Every model year
Model yearStill registered
19651
196616
196710
196815
196913
197016
197115
197212
197326
197413
197533
197617
197719
197831
197931
198032
198135
19827
19861
19872
19882
19892
19903
19911
19922
199427
199578
1996180
1997229
1998292
1999383
2000315
2001378
2002337
2003438
2004595
2005513
2006409
2007691
2008560
2009458
2010528
2011467
2012440
2013567
2014737
2015785
2016692
2017888
20181,179
20191,340
20201,165
20211,194
2022576
2023994
20241,381
20251,377
2026822

By generation

How many of each generation are still registered.

Which oneBuiltLeftGrade
First generation · Mk1/Mk21965–1985342Scarce
Second generation · VE6/VE831986–19991,202Uncommon
Third generation · VH-VM2000–20136,696Uncommon
Fourth generation · VOsince 201413,130Common

By badge

The versions the register records, most numerous first.

Which oneBuiltLeftGrade
Custom5,218Uncommon
TOURNEO TREND965Scarce
CUSTOM SPORT276Scarce
ZEFIRO251Scarce
TR350L182Scarce
EV169Rare
TOURNEO CUSTOM SPORT158Rare
Tourneo103Rare
PHEV90Rare
Tourneo Custom49Rare

What Common means

Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 21,370 still registered, the Ford Transit is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.

By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 126 Ford models and 48th 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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