How many Mitsubishi Emeraudes are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 584,359 on the road Built 1992-1996 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A low four-door hardtop spun off the Galant and Eterna family in 1992, during Japan's fashion for sleek hardtop sedans. It shared its underpinnings with those cars and offered small V6 engines alongside the fours. The name is French for emerald, and it lasted a single generation.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1993: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 8 still registered, the Mitsubishi Emeraude 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.