How many Maxwell 25s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 on the road Built 1914-1923 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A light, low-priced American four-cylinder car, launched around 1914 and one of the better sellers of its day. Maxwell ran into trouble in the early 1920s, Walter Chrysler was brought in to rescue it, and the company became the Chrysler Corporation in 1925. Comedian Jack Benny made an old Maxwell a running joke.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1916: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1923 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the Maxwell 25 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 2,281st of the 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.