How many Holden Sparks are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,121 on the road Built 2010-2020 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Holden's smallest car in its last decade, built by General Motors in South Korea. It arrived in 2010 as the Barina Spark, and a new model in 2016 dropped the Barina part of the name and had its ride and steering tuned by Holden's engineers in Australia.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2016: 698 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 50 |
| 2011 | 177 |
| 2012 | 202 |
| 2013 | 286 |
| 2014 | 378 |
| 2015 | 311 |
| 2016 | 698 |
| 2017 | 683 |
| 2018 | 597 |
| 2019 | 498 |
| 2020 | 290 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third generation · M300 | 2009–2015 | 1,401 | Uncommon |
| Fourth generation · M400 | 2015–2022 | 2,769 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT | 1,762 | Uncommon | |
| CD | 1,231 | Uncommon | |
| LS | 997 | Scarce | |
| CDX | 170 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4,170 still registered, the Holden Spark is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 10th of the 62 Holden models and 193rd 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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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.