How many Hillman Avengers are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 25,686 on the road Built 1970-1980 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A conventional rear-wheel-drive family saloon launched by the Rootes Group in 1970, recognisable by its hockey-stick tail lamps. It was an all-new design rather than a relative of the Hunter or Imp, later wore Chrysler and Talbot badges, and was sold in America as the Plymouth Cricket. The Avenger Tiger was the sporting one.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1974: 49 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 2 |
| 1971 | 8 |
| 1972 | 17 |
| 1973 | 12 |
| 1974 | 49 |
| 1975 | 43 |
| 1976 | 30 |
| 1977 | 10 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 182 still registered, the Hillman Avenger is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 12 Hillman models and equal 860th 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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