How many Mazda Luces are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 67,752 on the road Built 1969-1991 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mazda's large car from 1966 to 1991. The first one was styled at Bertone by a young Giorgetto Giugiaro. Later generations were exported as the 929 and, with rotary engines, as the RX-4, and the final Luce of 1986 was a square-cut luxury sedan with V6 or rotary turbo power.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1987: 15 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1987 | 15 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 69 still registered, the Mazda Luce is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 49th of the 71 Mazda models and equal 1,186th 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.
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.