How many Honda City are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 4,765 on the road Built 1981-2019 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Two quite different cars share this name. The first, in 1981, was a short, very tall hatchback sold with the option of a folding scooter, the Motocompo, that fitted in the boot, and it spawned the wide-arched Turbo II known as the Bulldog. From 1996 the City became a small four-door sedan built mainly for Asian markets.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2009: 157 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 15 |
| 1983 | 36 |
| 1984 | 59 |
| 1985 | 112 |
| 1986 | 68 |
| 1987 | 50 |
| 1988 | 51 |
| 1989 | 40 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 2009 | 157 |
| 2010 | 153 |
| 2011 | 104 |
| 2012 | 48 |
| 2013 | 31 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · AA | 1981–1986 | 373 | Scarce |
| Fifth generation · GM2/GM3 | 2008–2013 | 518 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo | 26 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 981 still registered, the Honda City is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 22nd of the 68 Honda models and 452nd 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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