How many MG MGA are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 36,522 on the road Built 1956-1962 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
When it arrived in 1955 the MGA was a shock: a low, streamlined body in place of the upright, pre-war look of the T-series it replaced. More than 100,000 were built before the MGB took over in 1962, the great majority sold abroad, above all in the United States. It came as a roadster and a neat fixed-head coupe, and briefly with a Twin Cam engine.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1958: 25 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 5 |
| 1957 | 19 |
| 1958 | 25 |
| 1959 | 24 |
| 1960 | 21 |
| 1961 | 14 |
| 1962 | 18 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin-Cam | 7 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 128 still registered, the MG MGA is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 10th of the 43 MG models and equal 974th 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.