How many Mazda 3s are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 47 on the road Built 2003-2026 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mazda's best-selling car, launched in 2003 as the replacement for the 323 and known in Japan as the Axela. Early generations shared a platform with the Ford Focus and Volvo S40. The turbocharged MPS was a serious hot hatch, and the fourth generation introduced Mazda's Skyactiv-X engine.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2014: 9,876 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 430 |
| 2004 | 4,187 |
| 2005 | 7,486 |
| 2006 | 7,546 |
| 2007 | 7,284 |
| 2008 | 5,170 |
| 2009 | 8,647 |
| 2010 | 8,380 |
| 2011 | 6,356 |
| 2012 | 6,794 |
| 2013 | 6,410 |
| 2014 | 9,876 |
| 2015 | 5,651 |
| 2016 | 3,929 |
| 2017 | 2,672 |
| 2018 | 2,587 |
| 2019 | 1,915 |
| 2020 | 911 |
| 2021 | 713 |
| 2022 | 480 |
| 2023 | 370 |
| 2024 | 273 |
| 2025 | 744 |
| 2026 | 159 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · BK | 2003–2008 | 33,430 | Common |
| Second generation · BL | 2008–2013 | 33,543 | Common |
| Third generation · BM/BN | 2013–2018 | 27,334 | Common |
| Fourth generation · BP | since 2019 | 4,655 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLX | 11,662 | Common | |
| GSX | 8,579 | Common | |
| SP25 | 4,147 | Uncommon | |
| Hybrid | 3,919 | Uncommon | |
| SP23 | 2,523 | Uncommon | |
| MPS | 922 | Scarce | |
| GTX | 654 | Scarce | |
| SP20 | 473 | Scarce | |
| Limited | 406 | Scarce | |
| SP25 Limited | 352 | Scarce | |
| Takami | 116 | Rare | |
| Homura | 92 | Rare | |
| Touring | 56 | Rare | |
| Neo | 40 | Rare |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 98,970 still registered, the Mazda 3 is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 71 Mazda models and 6th 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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