How many Nissan Atlas are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 926 on the road Built 1982-2020 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Nissan's light cab-over truck, launched in the early 1980s and known in many export markets as the Cabstar. It comes as a flat-deck, tipper or box body in a range of sizes, and the larger versions of later generations have been Isuzu Elf trucks with Nissan badges.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1995: 441 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1984 | 15 |
| 1985 | 26 |
| 1986 | 27 |
| 1987 | 47 |
| 1988 | 62 |
| 1989 | 66 |
| 1990 | 82 |
| 1991 | 87 |
| 1992 | 391 |
| 1993 | 385 |
| 1994 | 385 |
| 1995 | 441 |
| 1996 | 428 |
| 1997 | 379 |
| 1998 | 218 |
| 1999 | 133 |
| 2000 | 87 |
| 2001 | 32 |
| 2002 | 35 |
| 2003 | 75 |
| 2004 | 61 |
| 2005 | 25 |
| 2006 | 19 |
| 2007 | 219 |
| 2008 | 288 |
| 2009 | 145 |
| 2010 | 169 |
| 2011 | 136 |
| 2012 | 168 |
| 2013 | 132 |
| 2014 | 83 |
| 2015 | 72 |
| 2016 | 55 |
| 2017 | 32 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 3 |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5,049 still registered, the Nissan Atlas is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 21st of the 102 Nissan models and 165th 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.