How many Honda Elements are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 2003-2005 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A boxy wagon built in Ohio from the 2003 model year on CR-V running gear and aimed at young, outdoorsy Americans. The rear doors hinge at the back with no pillar between them and the fronts, the lower panels are unpainted plastic and the floor is made to be wiped out. Honda also sold it in Japan for a few years.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 2003 and 4 from 2005.
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Honda Element is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 58th of the 68 Honda models and equal 2,199th 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.