How many Kia Carnivals are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 856 on the road Built 2000-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Kia's big people-mover, launched in 1998 and sold in some countries as the Sedona. It has always offered a lot of seats and sliding doors for the money. The fourth generation of 2020 was restyled with a long bonnet and squared-off lines to look more like an SUV than a van.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2025: 704 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2006 | 70 |
| 2007 | 89 |
| 2008 | 68 |
| 2009 | 95 |
| 2010 | 105 |
| 2011 | 53 |
| 2012 | 124 |
| 2013 | 102 |
| 2014 | 42 |
| 2015 | 159 |
| 2016 | 276 |
| 2017 | 344 |
| 2018 | 298 |
| 2019 | 367 |
| 2020 | 71 |
| 2021 | 414 |
| 2022 | 560 |
| 2023 | 433 |
| 2024 | 595 |
| 2025 | 704 |
| 2026 | 452 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second generation · VQ | 2004–2014 | 748 | Scarce |
| Third generation · YP | 2014–2020 | 1,515 | Uncommon |
| Fourth generation · KA4 | since 2020 | 3,158 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX | 3,022 | Uncommon | |
| Premium | 705 | Scarce | |
| Ltd | 462 | Scarce | |
| Light HEV | 387 | Scarce | |
| Deluxe | 256 | Scarce | |
| Water HEV | 249 | Scarce |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5,462 still registered, the Kia Carnival is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 30 Kia models and 161st 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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