How many Nissan 280Z are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 93,497 on the road Built 1978-1985 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Two cars share this name. In North America the 280Z was the last version of the original Z, with a fuel-injected 2.8 litre six from 1975. In Japan the Fairlady 280Z was the second-generation car of 1978, sold abroad as the 280ZX: bigger, quieter and more of a grand tourer than a sports car, and later offered with a T-bar roof.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1979: 17 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 17 |
| 1980 | 16 |
| 1981 | 8 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1985 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 50 still registered, the Nissan 280Z is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 75th of the 102 Nissan models and equal 1,313th 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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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.