How many Mazda B1500s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 424,988 on the road Built 1967-1977 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
An early Mazda pickup, part of the B-series line that began in the 1960s. The number gives the engine size, 1.5 litres, a naming habit Mazda kept for its utes for forty years. It was a simple rear-wheel-drive one-tonner, and the family it started ran until the BT-50 took over.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1969: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1969 | 4 |
| 1970 | 2 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1977 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 11 still registered, the Mazda B1500 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 59th of the 71 Mazda models and equal 1,930th 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.