How many Mitsubishi L300s are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 606 on the road Built 1980-2018 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
L300 is the export name for the Delica van, one of the most familiar light commercials of the 1980s and 1990s. It was a forward-control van with the driver sitting over the front wheels, sold as a panel van, minibus and flat-deck truck, and in four-wheel-drive form on Pajero running gear. Simple and hard to kill, many stayed at work for decades.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2013: 590 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 14 |
| 1982 | 23 |
| 1983 | 29 |
| 1984 | 18 |
| 1985 | 92 |
| 1986 | 44 |
| 1987 | 51 |
| 1988 | 80 |
| 1989 | 101 |
| 1990 | 112 |
| 1991 | 113 |
| 1992 | 88 |
| 1993 | 86 |
| 1994 | 161 |
| 1995 | 190 |
| 1996 | 197 |
| 1997 | 146 |
| 1998 | 121 |
| 1999 | 112 |
| 2000 | 167 |
| 2001 | 163 |
| 2002 | 226 |
| 2003 | 375 |
| 2004 | 510 |
| 2005 | 551 |
| 2006 | 426 |
| 2007 | 556 |
| 2008 | 279 |
| 2009 | 166 |
| 2010 | 282 |
| 2011 | 429 |
| 2012 | 578 |
| 2013 | 590 |
| 2014 | 576 |
| 2015 | 63 |
| 2018 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth generation | 1994–2007 | 1,560 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 169 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 7,720 still registered, the Mitsubishi L300 is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 9th of the 68 Mitsubishi models and 119th 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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