How many Jaguar XK120s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 133,568 on the road Built 1948-1954 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Shown at the 1948 London Motor Show as a way to display Jaguar's new twin-cam XK engine, and promptly overwhelmed with orders. The 120 stood for its top speed in miles per hour, which made it the fastest production car in the world, and a works car proved it at Jabbeke in Belgium in 1949 with a run of more than 130 mph.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1951: 10 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 1 |
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1950 | 7 |
| 1951 | 10 |
| 1952 | 3 |
| 1953 | 8 |
| 1954 | 5 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 35 still registered, the Jaguar XK120 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 21st of the 31 Jaguar models and equal 1,454th 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.