How many Nissan Maximas are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,101 on the road Built 1984-2013 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Nissan's large V6 saloon. The name started in America at the start of the 1980s on a six-cylinder version of the Bluebird, and the car became front-wheel drive in the middle of that decade. From the mid-1990s the Maximas sold outside North America were the Japanese Cefiro, and then the Teana, under another badge.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2003: 513 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1991 | 30 |
| 1992 | 22 |
| 1993 | 27 |
| 1994 | 30 |
| 1995 | 42 |
| 1996 | 103 |
| 1997 | 121 |
| 1998 | 131 |
| 1999 | 200 |
| 2000 | 265 |
| 2001 | 347 |
| 2002 | 353 |
| 2003 | 513 |
| 2004 | 452 |
| 2005 | 403 |
| 2006 | 263 |
| 2007 | 212 |
| 2008 | 144 |
| 2009 | 209 |
| 2010 | 160 |
| 2011 | 106 |
| 2012 | 55 |
| 2013 | 36 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth generation · A32 | 1994–1999 | 581 | Scarce |
| Fifth generation · A33 | 1999–2003 | 1,116 | Scarce |
| Sixth generation · J31 | 2003–2008 | 1,619 | Uncommon |
| Seventh generation · J32 | 2008–2014 | 518 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST | 1,461 | Uncommon | |
| Ti | 883 | Scarce | |
| SI | 845 | Scarce | |
| 350L | 373 | Scarce | |
| 250L | 143 | Rare | |
| SE | 104 | Rare | |
| SL | 74 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4,247 still registered, the Nissan Maxima is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 27th of the 102 Nissan models and 190th 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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