How many Nissan Leafs are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 181 on the road Built 2010-2025 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first electric car from a major maker to be sold in real numbers around the world. The Leaf went on sale at the end of 2010 as a normal five-door family hatchback that happened to have a battery, and for most of the next decade it was the best-selling electric car in the world. It was World Car of the Year in 2011.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2017: 3,886 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1,154 |
| 2012 | 1,249 |
| 2013 | 1,674 |
| 2014 | 3,168 |
| 2015 | 2,432 |
| 2016 | 3,738 |
| 2017 | 3,886 |
| 2018 | 3,538 |
| 2019 | 1,961 |
| 2020 | 1,095 |
| 2021 | 543 |
| 2022 | 511 |
| 2023 | 446 |
| 2024 | 324 |
| 2025 | 33 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · ZE0/AZE0 | 2010–2017 | 15,781 | Common |
| Second generation · ZE1 | 2017–2025 | 8,372 | Common |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24X | 213 | Scarce | |
| 30X | 97 | Rare | |
| 24G | 86 | Rare | |
| 24S | 60 | Rare | |
| Tekna | 40 | Rare | |
| Acenta | 30 | Rare | |
| 30G | 25 | Rare | |
| AUTECH | 24 | Rare | |
| 30S | 23 | Rare | |
| NISMO | 23 | Rare |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 25,757 still registered, the Nissan Leaf is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 5th of the 102 Nissan models and 36th 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.