How many Mazda RX-7s are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,841 on the road Built 1978-2003 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mazda's rotary sports car, built from 1978 to 2002 in three generations. The compact twin-rotor engine sits low and well back, which is where the car's balance comes from. The last of them, the twin-turbo FD, is one of the best-loved Japanese cars of the 1990s. More than 800,000 were made, which makes it the best-selling rotary-engined car of all.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1992: 271 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1978 | 171 |
| 1979 | 224 |
| 1980 | 214 |
| 1981 | 60 |
| 1982 | 45 |
| 1983 | 52 |
| 1984 | 52 |
| 1985 | 94 |
| 1986 | 128 |
| 1987 | 98 |
| 1988 | 130 |
| 1989 | 56 |
| 1990 | 45 |
| 1991 | 28 |
| 1992 | 271 |
| 1993 | 98 |
| 1994 | 83 |
| 1995 | 76 |
| 1996 | 245 |
| 1997 | 164 |
| 1998 | 69 |
| 1999 | 73 |
| 2000 | 22 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2002 | 26 |
| 2003 | 4 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · SA | 1974–1987 | 853 | Scarce |
| Second generation · FC | 1985–1991 | 496 | Scarce |
| Third generation · FD | 1991–2002 | 1,143 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efini | 246 | Scarce | |
| GT | 28 | Rare | |
| GT-X | 22 | Rare | |
| Type RS | 22 | Rare | |
| Type RB | 13 | Rare | |
| Type R | 9 | Rare | |
| Spirit R | 6 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2,540 still registered, the Mazda RX-7 is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 20th of the 71 Mazda models and 276th 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.