How many Jaguar MK1s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 123,023 on the road Built 1951-1964 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Jaguar's first compact saloon and its first car without a separate chassis, launched in 1955 as the 2.4 Litre and joined in 1957 by the faster 3.4. Nobody called it a Mark 1 until the Mark 2 replaced it in 1959. It was a successful racing saloon, and world champion Mike Hawthorn was killed driving his 3.4 on the road in 1959.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1958: 10 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1955 | 3 |
| 1956 | 6 |
| 1957 | 9 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 38 still registered, the Jaguar MK1 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 19th of the 31 Jaguar models and equal 1,429th 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.