How many Lexus ES are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 3,832 on the road Built 1992-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
One of the two cars Lexus launched with in 1989, alongside the LS. The ES has always been the comfortable front-wheel-drive saloon of the range, related to the Toyota Camry, and for years the same car was sold in Japan as the Toyota Windom. Recent generations are best known as hybrids.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2002: 134 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 28 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 35 |
| 2000 | 40 |
| 2001 | 56 |
| 2002 | 134 |
| 2003 | 121 |
| 2004 | 97 |
| 2005 | 24 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2013 | 72 |
| 2014 | 92 |
| 2015 | 47 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2019 | 62 |
| 2020 | 49 |
| 2021 | 55 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2023 | 56 |
| 2024 | 45 |
| 2025 | 44 |
| 2026 | 10 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth generation · XV30 | 2001–2006 | 431 | Scarce |
| Sixth generation · XV60 | 2012–2018 | 277 | Scarce |
| Seventh generation · XV70 | 2018–2025 | 374 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES 300 · 3.0 L | 571 | Scarce | |
| ES300h | 251 | Scarce | |
| ES300h LIMITED | 225 | Scarce | |
| ES300h F Sport | 68 | Rare | |
| ES 350 | 35 | Rare | |
| ES 250 | 17 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,220 still registered, the Lexus ES is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 9th of the 21 Lexus models and 405th 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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