How many Mitsubishi Outlanders are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 59 on the road Built 2003-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mitsubishi's mid-size SUV, first sold in Japan in 2001 as the Airtrek and under the Outlander name abroad soon after. The second generation was shared with Peugeot and Citroën. The Outlander PHEV of 2013 was one of the first plug-in hybrid SUVs, with an electric motor on each axle, and for years was Europe's best-selling plug-in hybrid. The latest shares a platform with the Nissan X-Trail.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2022: 8,973 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2,444 |
| 2006 | 7,386 |
| 2007 | 4,914 |
| 2008 | 3,300 |
| 2009 | 2,349 |
| 2010 | 2,516 |
| 2011 | 1,611 |
| 2012 | 1,545 |
| 2013 | 3,671 |
| 2014 | 3,571 |
| 2015 | 3,167 |
| 2016 | 2,637 |
| 2017 | 3,217 |
| 2018 | 2,770 |
| 2019 | 2,970 |
| 2020 | 2,419 |
| 2021 | 6,378 |
| 2022 | 8,973 |
| 2023 | 4,032 |
| 2024 | 3,226 |
| 2025 | 4,286 |
| 2026 | 2,108 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second generation · CW | 2006–2012 | 25,627 | Common |
| Third generation · GF/GG | 2012–2024 | 34,649 | Common |
| Fourth generation · GM/GN | since 2021 | 19,206 | Common |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 21,835 | Common | |
| XLS | 10,216 | Common | |
| PHEV | 8,135 | Common | |
| VRX | 7,719 | Uncommon | |
| VRX PHEV | 3,594 | Uncommon | |
| Sport | 2,872 | Uncommon | |
| XLS PHEV | 2,030 | Uncommon | |
| LS PHEV | 1,876 | Uncommon | |
| Exceed | 352 | Scarce | |
| VR | 322 | Scarce | |
| EXCEED PHEV | 212 | Scarce | |
| BLK | 185 | Scarce | |
| SPORT PHEV | 152 | Rare | |
| 24G | 84 | Rare |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 79,496 still registered, the Mitsubishi Outlander is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 68 Mitsubishi models and 8th 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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