How many MG TD are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 50,814 on the road Built 1949-1953 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Midget brought up to date for 1950. It kept the square-rigged look and 1250cc engine of the TC but gained independent front suspension, rack and pinion steering and, for the first time, left-hand drive, on smaller steel disc wheels. Most were exported, the bulk of them to the United States, and it outsold the TC nearly three to one.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1952: 29 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1950 | 18 |
| 1951 | 25 |
| 1952 | 29 |
| 1953 | 19 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midget | 3 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 92 still registered, the MG TD is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 13th of the 43 MG models and equal 1,079th 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.