How many Nissan Gazelles are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 389,573 on the road Built 1981-1985 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Silvia's twin, sold through a different Nissan dealer chain in Japan from 1979. It shared the S110 and then the S12 body, as a notchback coupe or hatchback, with only grilles, lamps and trim to tell them apart. In Australia the S12 was sold as the Gazelle outright. The name did not carry over to the S13.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1983: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 12 still registered, the Nissan Gazelle is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 84th of the 102 Nissan models and equal 1,896th 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.