How many Nissan Cubes are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,501 on the road Built 1998-2020 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A small car that made a virtue of being a box. The first Cube of 1998 was a tall body on March running gear. The second, in 2002, is the one people remember: rounded corners, a side-hinged rear door and a rear window that wraps around one corner only. The third generation of 2008 was also sold in North America and Europe.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2006: 417 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 31 |
| 1999 | 49 |
| 2000 | 85 |
| 2001 | 40 |
| 2002 | 89 |
| 2003 | 98 |
| 2004 | 170 |
| 2005 | 302 |
| 2006 | 417 |
| 2007 | 299 |
| 2008 | 306 |
| 2009 | 188 |
| 2010 | 166 |
| 2011 | 95 |
| 2012 | 125 |
| 2013 | 58 |
| 2014 | 64 |
| 2015 | 200 |
| 2016 | 183 |
| 2017 | 63 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2020 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · Z10 | 1998–2002 | 263 | Scarce |
| Second generation · Z11 | 2002–2008 | 1,573 | Uncommon |
| Third generation · Z12 | 2008–2019 | 1,276 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cubic | 14 | Rare | |
| 15X | 10 | Rare | |
| Rider | 8 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3,114 still registered, the Nissan Cube is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 30th of the 102 Nissan models and 244th 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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