How many Mini John Cooper Works are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 10,747 on the road Built 2006-2024 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Top of the Mini performance tree. John Cooper Works began as a tuning firm run by the Cooper family, selling power upgrades for the Cooper S, before BMW bought the name and made it a factory model from 2008. Earlier cars include the 2006 GP, a stripped two-seat special finished by Bertone in Italy. All have more power, bigger brakes and firmer suspension.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2021: 54 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 19 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 38 |
| 2016 | 36 |
| 2017 | 37 |
| 2018 | 41 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2020 | 42 |
| 2021 | 54 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 22 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third generation · F56 | 2013–2024 | 352 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| JCW GP | 20 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 435 still registered, the Mini John Cooper Works is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 9th of the 12 Mini models and 635th 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.
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