How many Honda Accords are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 204 on the road Built 1978-2024 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Honda's step up from the Civic, launched in 1976 as a three-door hatchback with a sedan soon after. It grew with each generation into a mainstream family car, and in 1982 it became the first Japanese car built in the United States, at Marysville, Ohio. Japan also got sportier versions, among them the SiR and the Euro R.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2005: 3,144 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1980 | 17 |
| 1981 | 29 |
| 1982 | 20 |
| 1983 | 17 |
| 1984 | 26 |
| 1985 | 37 |
| 1986 | 27 |
| 1987 | 36 |
| 1988 | 26 |
| 1989 | 33 |
| 1990 | 65 |
| 1991 | 45 |
| 1992 | 72 |
| 1993 | 111 |
| 1994 | 193 |
| 1995 | 226 |
| 1996 | 265 |
| 1997 | 384 |
| 1998 | 416 |
| 1999 | 300 |
| 2000 | 553 |
| 2001 | 448 |
| 2002 | 578 |
| 2003 | 1,359 |
| 2004 | 3,143 |
| 2005 | 3,144 |
| 2006 | 2,852 |
| 2007 | 1,604 |
| 2008 | 1,654 |
| 2009 | 1,158 |
| 2010 | 633 |
| 2011 | 717 |
| 2012 | 482 |
| 2013 | 1,013 |
| 2014 | 626 |
| 2015 | 260 |
| 2016 | 143 |
| 2017 | 86 |
| 2018 | 51 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third generation · CA | 1985–1989 | 71 | Rare |
| Fourth generation · CB/CC | 1989–1993 | 249 | Scarce |
| Fifth generation · CD/CE | 1993–1998 | 1,085 | Scarce |
| Sixth generation · CF/CG/CH/CL1 | 1997–2002 | 2,084 | Uncommon |
| Seventh generation · CL/CM | 2002–2008 | 12,757 | Common |
| Eighth generation · CU/CW | 2008–2015 | 4,431 | Uncommon |
| Ninth generation · CR | 2012–2019 | 1,958 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euro | 3,091 | Uncommon | |
| EUROL | 2,454 | Uncommon | |
| Hybrid | 1,346 | Uncommon | |
| V6L | 1,258 | Uncommon | |
| LXi | 959 | Scarce | |
| V6 | 902 | Scarce | |
| Euros | 816 | Scarce | |
| Euro R | 503 | Scarce | |
| EURO TOURER | 424 | Scarce | |
| VTi | 340 | Scarce | |
| VTi-L | 279 | Scarce | |
| Type S | 246 | Scarce | |
| VTi-S | 159 | Rare | |
| SiR | 141 | Rare |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 22,871 still registered, the Honda Accord is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 68 Honda models and 42nd 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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