How many Mini Coopers are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 755 on the road Built 2001-2026 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
BMW's Mini, launched in 2001 and built at Oxford, is a bigger and far more modern car than the 1959 original but styled to recall it. The Cooper name honours John Cooper, the racing car builder whose tuned Minis won the Monte Carlo Rally three times in the 1960s. It is the core model of the range, above the basic One and below the Cooper S.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2007: 585 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 32 |
| 2002 | 361 |
| 2003 | 281 |
| 2004 | 335 |
| 2005 | 367 |
| 2006 | 407 |
| 2007 | 585 |
| 2008 | 312 |
| 2009 | 249 |
| 2010 | 320 |
| 2011 | 167 |
| 2012 | 209 |
| 2013 | 171 |
| 2014 | 310 |
| 2015 | 369 |
| 2016 | 248 |
| 2017 | 211 |
| 2018 | 171 |
| 2019 | 162 |
| 2020 | 116 |
| 2021 | 106 |
| 2022 | 79 |
| 2023 | 86 |
| 2024 | 194 |
| 2025 | 180 |
| 2026 | 162 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · R50 | 2001–2006 | 1,783 | Uncommon |
| Second generation · R56 | 2007–2013 | 2,013 | Uncommon |
| Third generation · F56 | 2014–2023 | 1,858 | Uncommon |
| Fourth generation · F66 | since 2024 | 536 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE | 131 | Rare | |
| John Cooper Works | 34 | Rare | |
| SD | 32 | Rare | |
| John Works | 1 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6,190 still registered, the Mini Cooper is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 12 Mini models and 148th 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?
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