How many MG TA are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 203,255 on the road Built 1936-1938 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
First of the T-series Midgets, launched in 1936. It was bigger and roomier than the cars before it and swapped their overhead-camshaft engines for a simpler pushrod unit of nearly 1.3 litres, to the dismay of purists at the time. Hydraulic brakes were new too. Its shape carried on almost unchanged into the post-war TC.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1936: 8 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1936 | 8 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1938 | 8 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midget | 3 | Rare |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 23 still registered, the MG TA is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 27th of the 43 MG models and equal 1,626th 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.