How many Nissan Primeras are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 821 on the road Built 1990-2008 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Nissan's mid-sized saloon, launched in 1990 and designed with European roads in mind, with multi-link front suspension that made it one of the best-handling family cars of its day. It was built in Japan and at Sunderland in England, won the British Touring Car Championship in 1999, and ended with the boldly styled third generation.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2001: 664 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 61 |
| 1991 | 126 |
| 1992 | 131 |
| 1993 | 84 |
| 1994 | 88 |
| 1995 | 253 |
| 1996 | 454 |
| 1997 | 541 |
| 1998 | 596 |
| 1999 | 588 |
| 2000 | 493 |
| 2001 | 664 |
| 2002 | 421 |
| 2003 | 346 |
| 2004 | 314 |
| 2005 | 237 |
| 2006 | 107 |
| 2007 | 171 |
| 2008 | 18 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · P10 | 1990–1996 | 519 | Scarce |
| Second generation · P11 | 1996–2002 | 3,341 | Uncommon |
| Third generation · P12 | 2001–2008 | 1,833 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| GXE | 602 | Scarce | |
| GX | 492 | Scarce | |
| Camino | 418 | Scarce | |
| SX | 161 | Rare | |
| SE | 124 | Rare | |
| GT | 51 | Rare | |
| SEL | 38 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5,693 still registered, the Nissan Primera is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 19th of the 102 Nissan models and 155th 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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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.