How many Nissan Patrols are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,548 on the road Built 1968-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Nissan's big four-wheel drive and the Land Cruiser's lifelong rival, first built in 1951. A 60-series Patrol made the first vehicle crossing of Australia's Simpson Desert in 1962. The coil-sprung GQ of 1987 and the GU that followed in 1997 are the favourites of off-roaders, and the Y62 of 2010 turned it into a V8 luxury wagon.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1999: 327 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 7 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1971 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1975 | 3 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 11 |
| 1979 | 8 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 16 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1983 | 23 |
| 1984 | 44 |
| 1985 | 13 |
| 1986 | 17 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 17 |
| 1989 | 61 |
| 1990 | 95 |
| 1991 | 81 |
| 1992 | 101 |
| 1993 | 92 |
| 1994 | 128 |
| 1995 | 95 |
| 1996 | 60 |
| 1997 | 114 |
| 1998 | 99 |
| 1999 | 327 |
| 2000 | 138 |
| 2001 | 116 |
| 2002 | 104 |
| 2003 | 90 |
| 2004 | 67 |
| 2005 | 82 |
| 2006 | 40 |
| 2007 | 43 |
| 2008 | 51 |
| 2009 | 51 |
| 2010 | 84 |
| 2011 | 92 |
| 2012 | 82 |
| 2013 | 46 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 41 |
| 2021 | 91 |
| 2022 | 82 |
| 2023 | 35 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2025 | 51 |
| 2026 | 51 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third generation · 160 | 1980–1989 | 89 | Rare |
| Fourth generation · Y60 | 1987–1997 | 835 | Scarce |
| Fifth generation · Y61 | 1997–2024 | 1,429 | Uncommon |
| Sixth generation · Y62 | 2010–2024 | 489 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ti | 724 | Scarce | |
| Ti-L · 5.6 L | 490 | Scarce | |
| ST | 450 | Scarce | |
| SE | 161 | Rare | |
| DX | 64 | Rare | |
| ST-L | 8 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3,020 still registered, the Nissan Patrol is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 31st of the 102 Nissan models and 252nd 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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