How many Holden Monaros are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 2,484 on the road Built 1968-2007 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
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Holden's two-door coupe, launched in 1968. V8 Monaros won at Bathurst in their first two years. The name returned from 2001 to 2006 on a coupe based on the Commodore, which was also exported to America as the Pontiac GTO.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2002: 441 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 60 |
| 1969 | 144 |
| 1970 | 129 |
| 1971 | 70 |
| 1972 | 192 |
| 1973 | 77 |
| 1974 | 52 |
| 1975 | 23 |
| 1976 | 34 |
| 1977 | 52 |
| 1978 | 45 |
| 1979 | 12 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 441 |
| 2003 | 260 |
| 2004 | 110 |
| 2005 | 112 |
| 2006 | 55 |
| 2007 | 8 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · HK/HT/HG | 1968–1971 | 345 | Scarce |
| Second generation · HQ/HJ/HX | 1971–1979 | 502 | Scarce |
| Third generation · V2/VZ | 2001–2006 | 988 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| CV8 | 563 | Scarce | |
| GTS | 335 | Scarce | |
| HSV GTO | 218 | Scarce | |
| LS | 55 | Rare | |
| CV8-Z | 38 | Rare | |
| CV6 | 32 | Rare | |
| CV8-R | 8 | Rare | |
| HZ | 2 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,882 still registered, the Holden Monaro is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 12th of the 62 Holden models and 315th 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?
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