How many Mitsubishi Pajero Juniors are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 41,740 on the road Built 1995-1998 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A Pajero Mini made slightly bigger. Sold from 1995 to 1998, it took the tiny kei-class four-wheel drive and added wider wheel arches, a wider track and a 1.1-litre four-cylinder engine, which took it out of the kei class. It kept a proper low-range transfer case, and was replaced by the Pajero iO.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1996: 73 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 18 |
| 1996 | 73 |
| 1997 | 13 |
| 1998 | 8 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZR-II | 9 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 112 still registered, the Mitsubishi Pajero Junior is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 35th of the 68 Mitsubishi models and 1,023rd 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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