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How many Mitsubishi GTOs are left in New Zealand?

799still registered in New Zealand

Scarce 1 in 5,851 on the road Built 1990-2000 Japanese import

Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.

A Mitsubishi GTO (Z16A)
Photo: Vauxford · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mitsubishi's technology flagship of the 1990s, sold overseas as the 3000GT. The top versions had a twin-turbo V6, four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, spoilers that moved with speed and electronically adjustable suspension.

By badge

The versions the register records, most numerous first.

Which oneBuiltLeftGrade
Twin Turbo26Rare
MR9Rare

What Scarce means

Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 799 still registered, the Mitsubishi GTO is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.

By how many are left it ranks 20th of the 68 Mitsubishi models and 495th 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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