How many Jeep Cherokees are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,307 on the road Built 1974-2022 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A name with several lives. It began in 1974 as a sportier two-door version of the big Wagoneer. The XJ Cherokee of 1984 was smaller, lighter and built without a separate chassis, and is one of the cars that set the pattern for the modern SUV. It ran until 2001. Later Cherokees have been mid-sized family four-wheel drives.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2015: 403 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1993 | 44 |
| 1994 | 135 |
| 1995 | 230 |
| 1996 | 273 |
| 1997 | 121 |
| 1998 | 67 |
| 1999 | 60 |
| 2000 | 42 |
| 2001 | 74 |
| 2002 | 102 |
| 2003 | 160 |
| 2004 | 142 |
| 2005 | 134 |
| 2006 | 69 |
| 2007 | 78 |
| 2008 | 48 |
| 2009 | 80 |
| 2010 | 76 |
| 2011 | 70 |
| 2012 | 63 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 203 |
| 2015 | 403 |
| 2016 | 295 |
| 2017 | 260 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2019 | 84 |
| 2020 | 100 |
| 2021 | 88 |
| 2022 | 7 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second generation · XJ | 1983–2001 | 1,002 | Scarce |
| Third generation · KJ | 2002–2007 | 743 | Scarce |
| Fourth generation · KK | 2008–2013 | 269 | Scarce |
| Fifth generation · KL | 2013–2023 | 1,516 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited | 1,547 | Uncommon | |
| Sport | 540 | Scarce | |
| Trailhawk | 325 | Scarce | |
| Longitude | 123 | Rare | |
| Renegade | 116 | Rare | |
| Laredo | 11 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3,577 still registered, the Jeep Cherokee is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 19 Jeep models and equal 215th 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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