How many Nissan Cimas are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 32,020 on the road Built 1989-2017 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Nissan's large luxury sedan, launched in 1988 at the height of Japan's bubble economy. The first one, with a turbocharged V6, sold so far beyond expectations that the rush for expensive goods of those years was nicknamed the Cima phenomenon.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1996: 21 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1996 | 21 |
| 1997 | 17 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 19 |
| 2007 | 21 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 146 still registered, the Nissan Cima is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 63rd of the 102 Nissan models and equal 922nd 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.