How many Lexus LS are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 3,555 on the road Built 1991-2026 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The car that launched Lexus in 1989. Toyota spent years engineering the LS 400 to beat Mercedes-Benz and BMW on quietness and quality, and its 4 litre V8 was so smooth that a famous advert balanced a pyramid of champagne glasses on the bonnet. In Japan it was sold as the Toyota Celsior.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2007: 255 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1992 | 16 |
| 1993 | 25 |
| 1994 | 32 |
| 1995 | 51 |
| 1996 | 24 |
| 1997 | 21 |
| 1998 | 26 |
| 1999 | 25 |
| 2000 | 19 |
| 2001 | 61 |
| 2002 | 30 |
| 2003 | 24 |
| 2004 | 49 |
| 2005 | 17 |
| 2006 | 93 |
| 2007 | 255 |
| 2008 | 136 |
| 2009 | 43 |
| 2010 | 58 |
| 2011 | 54 |
| 2012 | 52 |
| 2013 | 54 |
| 2014 | 32 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First and second generations · XF10/XF20 | 1989–2000 | 243 | Scarce |
| Third generation · XF30 | 2000–2006 | 205 | Scarce |
| Fourth generation · XF40 | 2006–2017 | 833 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS 460 · 4.6 L | 596 | Scarce | |
| LS 400 · 4.0 L | 244 | Scarce | |
| LS600h · 5.0 L | 235 | Scarce | |
| LS 430 · 4.3 L | 205 | Scarce | |
| LS 500 | 9 | Rare | |
| LS400 | 9 | Rare | |
| LS 500 Limited | 8 | Rare | |
| LS 500h Limited | 8 | Rare | |
| LS 500h | 7 | Rare | |
| LS 460 F Sport | 5 | Rare | |
| LS600h F Sport | 3 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,315 still registered, the Lexus LS is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 21 Lexus models and 391st 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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