How many Mazda Familias are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,076 on the road Built 1970-2018 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mazda's small family car for forty years from 1963, sold abroad as the 323. It moved to front-wheel drive in 1980 and spawned turbocharged four-wheel-drive GT-X and GT-R models built for rallying. The Axela replaced it in 2003, though the name lived on for a small van.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2000: 602 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1985 | 23 |
| 1986 | 93 |
| 1987 | 81 |
| 1988 | 40 |
| 1989 | 158 |
| 1990 | 196 |
| 1991 | 158 |
| 1992 | 147 |
| 1993 | 134 |
| 1994 | 226 |
| 1995 | 148 |
| 1996 | 181 |
| 1997 | 188 |
| 1998 | 428 |
| 1999 | 589 |
| 2000 | 602 |
| 2001 | 410 |
| 2002 | 246 |
| 2003 | 123 |
| 2004 | 44 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth generation · BF | 1985–1989 | 238 | Scarce |
| Seventh generation · BG | 1989–1996 | 825 | Scarce |
| Eighth generation · BH/BA | 1994–1998 | 715 | Scarce |
| Ninth generation · BJ | 1998–2003 | 2,375 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport 20 | 362 | Scarce | |
| Interplay | 189 | Scarce | |
| GT-X | 64 | Rare | |
| Neo | 57 | Rare | |
| Astina | 45 | Rare | |
| GT | 33 | Rare | |
| GT-R | 30 | Rare | |
| Infini | 5 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4,343 still registered, the Mazda Familia is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 15th of the 71 Mazda models and 186th 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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