How many Isuzu F Series are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 687 on the road Built 1987-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Isuzu's medium-duty truck, sold in Japan as the Forward since 1970. It sits between the light N series and the heavy trucks, with a cab over the engine and diesel power, and is the sort of truck seen as a furniture van, tipper or curtain-sider.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2023: 518 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 87 |
| 1997 | 82 |
| 1998 | 68 |
| 1999 | 54 |
| 2000 | 87 |
| 2001 | 90 |
| 2002 | 112 |
| 2003 | 72 |
| 2004 | 79 |
| 2005 | 39 |
| 2006 | 34 |
| 2007 | 39 |
| 2008 | 60 |
| 2009 | 88 |
| 2010 | 82 |
| 2011 | 129 |
| 2012 | 174 |
| 2013 | 250 |
| 2014 | 310 |
| 2015 | 422 |
| 2016 | 425 |
| 2017 | 448 |
| 2018 | 428 |
| 2019 | 500 |
| 2020 | 426 |
| 2021 | 374 |
| 2022 | 437 |
| 2023 | 518 |
| 2024 | 430 |
| 2025 | 279 |
| 2026 | 170 |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6,807 still registered, the Isuzu F Series is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 23 Isuzu models and 129th 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?
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