How many Honda Inspires are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 2,832 on the road Built 1991-2012 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
An upmarket sedan slotted above the Accord, launched in Japan in 1989 as the Accord Inspire. Early cars are remembered for a five-cylinder engine mounted lengthways in a front-wheel-drive car, a layout Honda kept for several models. Later generations took V6 engines and were close relatives of the American-market Accord.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2008: 441 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1995 | 20 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 31 |
| 2004 | 261 |
| 2005 | 307 |
| 2006 | 224 |
| 2007 | 129 |
| 2008 | 441 |
| 2009 | 94 |
| 2010 | 44 |
| 2011 | 39 |
| 2012 | 18 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth generation · UC1 | 2003–2007 | 919 | Scarce |
| Fifth generation · CP3 | 2007–2012 | 669 | Scarce |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,651 still registered, the Honda Inspire is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 18th of the 68 Honda models and 341st 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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