How many Nissan Lucinos are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 11,600 on the road Built 1987-2000 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A name Nissan used in the mid-1990s for the sportier small cars in the Sunny and Pulsar family. The Lucino coupe of 1994 was a two-door on the Sunny floorpan, sold in North America as the 200SX, and the Lucino hatchbacks that followed were Pulsars with a different badge.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1996: 95 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1994 | 47 |
| 1995 | 82 |
| 1996 | 95 |
| 1997 | 93 |
| 1998 | 63 |
| 1999 | 9 |
| 2000 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| S-RV | 90 | Rare | |
| JJ | 34 | Rare | |
| GG | 28 | Rare | |
| BB | 24 | Rare | |
| MM | 22 | Rare | |
| VZ-R | 7 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 403 still registered, the Nissan Lucino is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 53rd of the 102 Nissan models and equal 653rd 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.