How many Jeep CJ5s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 155,829 on the road Built 1962-1982 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The longest-lived of the civilian Jeeps, built from 1954 to 1983. It was based on the Korean War military jeep, with a rounded bonnet and wings in place of the flat ones on earlier CJs. Over nearly thirty years it went from a four-cylinder farm tool to a V8 weekend toy.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1974: 8 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 8 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 30 still registered, the Jeep CJ5 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 13th of the 19 Jeep models and equal 1,514th 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.