How many Classic Minis are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 746 on the road Built 1959-2000 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
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Alec Issigonis's 1959 answer to a fuel crisis: the engine turned sideways and the front wheels driven, so that four adults fit in a car three metres long. Almost every small car since has copied the layout. Cooper versions won the Monte Carlo Rally three times in the 1960s. It stayed in production until 2000, with more than five million built.
Both NZ-assembled (Panmure) and later ex-UK/ex-Japan imports.
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mk I | 1959–1967 | 677 | Scarce |
| Mk II | 1968–1969 | 251 | Scarce |
| Mk III | 1970–1976 | 2,229 | Uncommon |
| Mk IV | 1977–1983 | 2,631 | Uncommon |
| Mk V | 1984–1989 | 37 | Rare |
| Mk VI | 1990–1996 | 271 | Scarce |
| Mk VII | 1997–2000 | 171 | Rare |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clubman | 951 | Scarce | |
| 1000 | 832 | Scarce | |
| Cooper | 367 | Scarce | |
| LE | 190 | Scarce | |
| Cooper S | 149 | Rare | |
| 1275GT | 130 | Rare | |
| 850 | 95 | Rare | |
| City | 84 | Rare | |
| Clubman GT | 66 | Rare | |
| GT | 44 | Rare | |
| Mayfair | 42 | Rare | |
| HL | 30 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6,267 still registered, the Classic Mini is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 12 Mini models and 146th 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.