How many Mazda 2s are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 70 on the road Built 1996-2026 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mazda's small hatchback, known as the Demio in Japan until 2019. The first, in 1996, was a tall, boxy and very practical little wagon. The third generation of 2007 was lighter than the car it replaced and was named World Car of the Year, and from 2014 it carried Mazda's Skyactiv engines.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2008: 6,527 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 130 |
| 1997 | 386 |
| 1998 | 426 |
| 1999 | 352 |
| 2000 | 378 |
| 2001 | 346 |
| 2002 | 727 |
| 2003 | 1,128 |
| 2004 | 2,561 |
| 2005 | 3,930 |
| 2006 | 3,603 |
| 2007 | 5,406 |
| 2008 | 6,527 |
| 2009 | 4,418 |
| 2010 | 4,257 |
| 2011 | 4,380 |
| 2012 | 4,833 |
| 2013 | 3,686 |
| 2014 | 3,262 |
| 2015 | 4,298 |
| 2016 | 3,056 |
| 2017 | 2,173 |
| 2018 | 1,904 |
| 2019 | 1,493 |
| 2020 | 751 |
| 2021 | 448 |
| 2022 | 429 |
| 2023 | 265 |
| 2024 | 395 |
| 2025 | 333 |
| 2026 | 189 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| DW | 1996–2003 | 2,223 | Uncommon |
| First generation · DY | 2002–2007 | 13,642 | Common |
| Second generation · DE | 2007–2014 | 33,450 | Common |
| Third generation · DJ | since 2014 | 17,149 | Common |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyactiv | 9,303 | Common | |
| Sport | 7,186 | Uncommon | |
| GSX | 6,200 | Uncommon | |
| CLASSIC | 2,241 | Uncommon | |
| LTD | 1,255 | Uncommon | |
| GLX | 1,205 | Uncommon | |
| 13C | 21 | Rare | |
| Aletta | 20 | Rare | |
| 15S | 19 | Rare | |
| 15C | 8 | Rare |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 66,470 still registered, the Mazda 2 is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 71 Mazda models and 13th 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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