How many Holden Maloos are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 95,406 on the road Built 1993-2016 Australian
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The performance ute from Holden Special Vehicles, built from 1990 on the Commodore ute with HSV's V8 engines. The name is said to come from an Aboriginal word for thunder. In 2006 a Maloo R8 was timed at just over 270 km/h, a record for a production ute.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2013: 8 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| R8 | 18 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 49 still registered, the Holden Maloo is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 45th of the 62 Holden models and equal 1,323rd 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.