How many Kia Seltos are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 290 on the road Built 2019-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A small SUV launched in 2019, sized between the Stonic and the Sportage. It is built in South Korea and India among other places, with petrol engines and front or four-wheel drive, and quickly became one of Kia's biggest sellers around the world.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2025: 3,172 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 520 |
| 2020 | 2,567 |
| 2021 | 2,151 |
| 2022 | 1,570 |
| 2023 | 1,676 |
| 2024 | 3,107 |
| 2025 | 3,172 |
| 2026 | 1,368 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · SP2 | 2019–2025 | 16,131 | Common |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| LX | 11,051 | Common | |
| LTD | 2,559 | Uncommon | |
| EX | 2,404 | Uncommon |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 16,131 still registered, the Kia Seltos is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 30 Kia models and 57th 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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