How many Mitsubishi Debonairs are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 584,359 on the road Built 1986-1993 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mitsubishi's flagship sedan in Japan. The first Debonair of 1964 stayed in production, looking much the same, for twenty-two years. The second, from 1986, was a square-cut front-drive V6 car developed with Hyundai, which sold it as the Grandeur. There was even a version dressed by AMG, long before the German tuner belonged to Mercedes.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1990: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 8 still registered, the Mitsubishi Debonair is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 57th of the 68 Mitsubishi models and equal 2,076th 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.