How many Jaguar V12s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 519,430 on the road Built 1971-1974 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Jaguar's 5.3-litre V12 arrived in 1971 in the Series 3 E-Type, and a year later went into the XJ saloon to make the XJ12, then one of the fastest four-door cars in the world. It was one of very few V12s in series production at the time, and Jaguar kept building the engine into the 1990s.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1973: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1974 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 9 still registered, the Jaguar V12 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 28th of the 31 Jaguar models and equal 2,014th 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.