How many MG Midgets are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 12,950 on the road Built 1930-1980 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A name MG gave to its smallest sports car in two eras. From 1929 it covered the little overhead-cam two-seaters and the T-series cars that followed. In 1961 it returned on a rebadged Austin-Healey Sprite, a tiny roadster that was built until 1979, ending with a Triumph engine and black rubber bumpers.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1970: 46 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1930 | 1 |
| 1933 | 2 |
| 1934 | 1 |
| 1936 | 1 |
| 1937 | 1 |
| 1948 | 2 |
| 1950 | 1 |
| 1953 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 |
| 1961 | 8 |
| 1962 | 24 |
| 1963 | 16 |
| 1964 | 31 |
| 1965 | 26 |
| 1966 | 32 |
| 1967 | 28 |
| 1968 | 10 |
| 1969 | 17 |
| 1970 | 46 |
| 1971 | 23 |
| 1972 | 21 |
| 1973 | 13 |
| 1974 | 9 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 6 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 361 still registered, the MG Midget is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 7th of the 43 MG models and equal 682nd 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.