How many Holden Caprices are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 10,141 on the road Built 1975-2016 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The top of the Holden range. The name first appeared in 1974 on the most luxurious Statesman, and from 1990 the Caprice was the long-wheelbase flagship built on the Commodore, usually with a V8. It was also exported: to the Middle East as a Chevrolet and to America as a police car.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2007: 68 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1992 | 12 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2007 | 68 |
| 2008 | 18 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 20 |
| 2011 | 35 |
| 2012 | 31 |
| 2013 | 35 |
| 2014 | 67 |
| 2015 | 45 |
| 2016 | 7 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| LPG · 3.6 L | 202 | Scarce | |
| VQ | 3 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 461 still registered, the Holden Caprice is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 26th of the 62 Holden models and equal 622nd 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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