How many Nissan Fairlady Zs, 350Zs and 370Zs are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,134 on the road Built 1972-2026 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
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The Z-car under its Japanese name. The first Fairlady Z of 1969 was sold abroad as the Datsun 240Z, and the line runs on through the 300ZX, 350Z and 370Z to the present car. The name comes from the musical My Fair Lady, which Nissan's president of the day had seen and liked.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2005: 760 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1975 | 3 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1977 | 9 |
| 1978 | 27 |
| 1979 | 53 |
| 1980 | 36 |
| 1981 | 20 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1983 | 13 |
| 1984 | 16 |
| 1985 | 36 |
| 1986 | 26 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 212 |
| 1990 | 322 |
| 1991 | 176 |
| 1992 | 81 |
| 1993 | 37 |
| 1994 | 15 |
| 1995 | 10 |
| 1996 | 21 |
| 1997 | 18 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 121 |
| 2003 | 326 |
| 2004 | 376 |
| 2005 | 760 |
| 2006 | 374 |
| 2007 | 241 |
| 2008 | 131 |
| 2009 | 209 |
| 2010 | 104 |
| 2011 | 50 |
| 2012 | 37 |
| 2013 | 27 |
| 2014 | 21 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 23 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second generation · S130 | 1978–1983 | 116 | Rare |
| Third generation · Z31 | 1983–1989 | 45 | Rare |
| Fourth generation · Z32 | 1989–2000 | 860 | Scarce |
| Fifth generation · Z33 | 2002–2009 | 2,002 | Uncommon |
| Sixth generation · Z34 | 2008–2021 | 368 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 350Z · 3.5 L | 2,281 | Uncommon | |
| 370Z · 3.7 L | 555 | Scarce | |
| Nismo | 16 | Rare | |
| 200ZR | 3 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4,122 still registered, the Nissan Fairlady Z and 350Z/370Z is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 28th of the 102 Nissan models and 194th 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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