How many Jeep CJ are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 45,387 on the road Built 1960-1986 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The civilian Jeep. Willys began selling the wartime jeep to farmers and tradesmen in 1945 as the CJ-2A, with a tailgate and bigger headlights, and the line ran through the CJ-3, CJ-5 and CJ-7 under Willys, Kaiser and American Motors. It ended in 1986, when the Wrangler took over.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1976: 21 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1974 | 20 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1976 | 21 |
| 1977 | 15 |
| 1978 | 6 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 10 |
| 1986 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| CJ-4 | 30 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 103 still registered, the Jeep CJ is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 10th of the 19 Jeep models and equal 1,045th 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.
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