How many Hyundai Tucsons are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 154 on the road Built 2004-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A mid-sized SUV launched in 2004 and named after the city in Arizona. The second generation was sold in many countries as the ix35 before the Tucson name returned worldwide in 2015. It has become one of Hyundai's best-selling models anywhere.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2016: 2,610 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 150 |
| 2005 | 494 |
| 2006 | 600 |
| 2007 | 726 |
| 2008 | 674 |
| 2009 | 632 |
| 2010 | 1,004 |
| 2011 | 787 |
| 2012 | 842 |
| 2013 | 1,403 |
| 2014 | 1,776 |
| 2015 | 2,500 |
| 2016 | 2,610 |
| 2017 | 2,189 |
| 2018 | 1,796 |
| 2019 | 2,379 |
| 2020 | 1,648 |
| 2021 | 670 |
| 2022 | 1,231 |
| 2023 | 1,914 |
| 2024 | 1,030 |
| 2025 | 1,833 |
| 2026 | 1,459 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · JM | 2004–2009 | 3,623 | Uncommon |
| Second generation · LM | 2009–2015 | 7,536 | Uncommon |
| Third generation · TL | 2015–2021 | 11,232 | Common |
| Fourth generation · NX4 | 2020–2026 | 7,925 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite | 13,248 | Common | |
| GLS | 1,760 | Uncommon | |
| City | 1,495 | Uncommon | |
| Elite HEV | 1,418 | Uncommon | |
| Active | 1,320 | Uncommon | |
| Limited | 916 | Scarce | |
| HEV | 789 | Scarce | |
| HEV ACTIVE | 674 | Scarce | |
| N-Line | 294 | Scarce | |
| N-Line HEV | 277 | Scarce | |
| Limited HEV | 191 | Scarce |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 30,347 still registered, the Hyundai Tucson is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 40 Hyundai models and 31st 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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