How many Land Rover Defenders are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 947 on the road Built 1983-2026 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The name given in 1990 to the coil-sprung Land Rover Ninety and One Ten, the direct descendants of the 1948 original. That square-bodied, aluminium-panelled workhorse was built at Solihull until 2016. The Defender that followed in 2020 shares the name and the outline but is a much more modern machine.
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| L316 | 1983–2016 | 2,131 | Uncommon |
| L663 | since 2019 | 2,781 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 839 | Scarce | |
| 110 D350 X-Dynamic | 227 | Scarce | |
| 110 D300 SE | 224 | Scarce | |
| 110 D250 | 204 | Scarce | |
| 110 D240 | 194 | Scarce | |
| 110 D300 X-Dynamic | 187 | Scarce | |
| 110 D240 SE | 170 | Rare | |
| 110 P400 SE | 159 | Rare | |
| 110 P400 | 135 | Rare | |
| 110 Td5 | 132 | Rare | |
| 110 V8 | 118 | Rare | |
| 110 P400e HSE | 112 | Rare | |
| 110 P425 | 111 | Rare | |
| 110 D300 | 102 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4,937 still registered, the Land Rover Defender is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 10 Land Rover models and 170th 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.