How many Mitsubishi EK are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 311,658 on the road Built 2001-2025 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mitsubishi's mainstream kei car since 2001, a tall, boxy five-door built to Japan's 660cc small-car rules. Since 2013 it has been developed jointly with Nissan, which sells its own version as the Dayz. Sporty and wagon-like variants have come and gone, and the latest family includes a battery-electric model.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2022: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 15 still registered, the Mitsubishi EK is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 48th of the 68 Mitsubishi models and equal 1,801st 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.