How many Morris Majors are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 on the road Built 1932-1963 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Two different cars. In the early 1930s the Major was a six-cylinder Morris saloon. The name came back in 1958 on a car built by BMC in Australia, a Morris version of the Wolseley 1500, which was soon lengthened and restyled with small tail fins for local tastes and finished up as the Major Elite.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1961: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1932 | 1 |
| 1961 | 2 |
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the Morris Major is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 21st of the 28 Morris models and equal 2,281st 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.