How many Nissan 720s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 31,587 on the road Built 1982-1987 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Nissan's small ute of the first half of the 1980s, sold as a Datsun at first and a Nissan by the end. It replaced the 620, came as a single cab, the stretched King Cab or a double cab, with two or four-wheel drive, and gave way to the D21 Hardbody in the mid-1980s.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1984: 56 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1983 | 19 |
| 1984 | 56 |
| 1985 | 48 |
| 1986 | 19 |
| 1987 | 2 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Cab | 63 | Rare | |
| PG720 | 44 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 148 still registered, the Nissan 720 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 62nd of the 102 Nissan models and equal 915th 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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