How many Kia Picantos are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,379 on the road Built 2005-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Kia's smallest car, a city hatchback launched in 2004 and known at home in Korea as the Morning. It has small three and four-cylinder petrol engines, and through three generations it has stayed short, light and simple, the entry point to the Kia range.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2021: 274 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 120 |
| 2007 | 166 |
| 2008 | 142 |
| 2009 | 134 |
| 2010 | 106 |
| 2011 | 157 |
| 2012 | 212 |
| 2013 | 158 |
| 2014 | 134 |
| 2015 | 75 |
| 2016 | 83 |
| 2017 | 143 |
| 2018 | 255 |
| 2019 | 241 |
| 2020 | 226 |
| 2021 | 274 |
| 2022 | 164 |
| 2023 | 92 |
| 2024 | 195 |
| 2025 | 253 |
| 2026 | 58 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · SA | 2003–2011 | 713 | Scarce |
| Second generation · TA | 2011–2017 | 797 | Scarce |
| Third generation · JA | since 2017 | 1,874 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| GT-Line | 1,050 | Scarce | |
| LX | 690 | Scarce | |
| X-Line | 584 | Scarce | |
| EX | 338 | Scarce |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3,390 still registered, the Kia Picanto is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 9th of the 30 Kia models and equal 222nd 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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