How many Hyundai Excels are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 166,960 on the road Built 1986-2000 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Hyundai's first front-wheel-drive car, launched in 1985 as the successor to the Pony and using Mitsubishi engines. It was the car Hyundai entered the American market with in 1986, where its very low price brought huge first-year sales. Later Excels were plain, cheap transport, and the Accent replaced it.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1988: 8 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1988 | 8 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 28 still registered, the Hyundai Excel is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 31st of the 40 Hyundai models and equal 1,544th 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.