How many Jeep Willys are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 467,487 on the road Built 1942-1962 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The original jeep. Willys-Overland built the MB for the US Army from 1941, Ford built the same design as the GPW, and together they made more than 600,000 of them during the Second World War. After the war Willys turned it into the civilian CJ, and every Jeep since traces back to it.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1942: 5 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1942 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 10 still registered, the Jeep Willys is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 15th of the 19 Jeep models and equal 1,977th 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.