How many Mitsubishi Challengers are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,865 on the road Built 1996-2016 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A mid-size four-wheel-drive wagon launched in 1996, built on the chassis of the Triton ute with running gear from the Pajero. Most of the world knew it as the Pajero Sport or Montero Sport. A second generation arrived in 2008, again Triton based, and when the third came in 2015 the Challenger name was dropped in favour of Pajero Sport.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1996: 269 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 269 |
| 1997 | 258 |
| 1998 | 124 |
| 1999 | 115 |
| 2000 | 102 |
| 2001 | 125 |
| 2002 | 149 |
| 2003 | 193 |
| 2004 | 194 |
| 2005 | 133 |
| 2006 | 58 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 212 |
| 2011 | 141 |
| 2012 | 65 |
| 2013 | 67 |
| 2014 | 80 |
| 2015 | 203 |
| 2016 | 2 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · K90 | 1996–2008 | 1,734 | Uncommon |
| Second generation · KG/KH | 2008–2016 | 771 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceed | 832 | Scarce | |
| GLS | 186 | Scarce | |
| GLX | 74 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2,506 still registered, the Mitsubishi Challenger is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 14th of the 68 Mitsubishi models and 279th 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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