How many Nissan S-Cargos are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 24,735 on the road Built 1989-1992 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
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A small delivery van from Nissan's Pike series, built from 1989. The name is a pun on small cargo and escargot, the French for snail, which is what it looks like. Its shape is a nod to Citroën's 2CV van.
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 189 still registered, the Nissan S-Cargo is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 60th of the 102 Nissan models and 850th 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.