How many Honda Insights are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,144 on the road Built 1999-2022 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Honda's first hybrid, and in 1999 the first sold in the United States, a few months ahead of the Prius. The original was an aluminium two-seater shaped like a teardrop, with covered rear wheels, built to use as little fuel as possible. The name came back in 2009 on a five-door hatchback and again in 2018 on a sedan.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2009: 1,482 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 24 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1,482 |
| 2010 | 796 |
| 2011 | 611 |
| 2012 | 692 |
| 2013 | 307 |
| 2014 | 112 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second generation · ZE2/ZE3 | 2009–2014 | 4,020 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEV | 3,424 | Uncommon |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4,088 still registered, the Honda Insight is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 9th of the 68 Honda models and 195th 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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