How many Nissan Serenas are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 290 on the road Built 1991-2024 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Nissan's mid-sized people mover since 1991. The first generation grew out of the Vanette van, with its engine under the front seats and drive to the rear wheels. From 1999 it became a front-wheel-drive box with sliding doors on both sides, and it has been one of Japan's best-selling family vans ever since.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2013: 3,095 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 26 |
| 1992 | 42 |
| 1993 | 29 |
| 1994 | 51 |
| 1995 | 44 |
| 1996 | 37 |
| 1997 | 57 |
| 1998 | 45 |
| 1999 | 41 |
| 2000 | 18 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 65 |
| 2003 | 28 |
| 2004 | 404 |
| 2005 | 977 |
| 2006 | 1,039 |
| 2007 | 827 |
| 2008 | 466 |
| 2009 | 323 |
| 2010 | 293 |
| 2011 | 1,046 |
| 2012 | 2,730 |
| 2013 | 3,095 |
| 2014 | 1,400 |
| 2015 | 770 |
| 2016 | 693 |
| 2017 | 675 |
| 2018 | 459 |
| 2019 | 221 |
| 2020 | 117 |
| 2021 | 44 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 4 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · C23 | 1991–2001 | 343 | Scarce |
| Second generation · C24 | 1999–2005 | 791 | Scarce |
| Third generation · C25 | 2005–2010 | 3,646 | Uncommon |
| Fourth generation · C26 | 2010–2016 | 9,412 | Common |
| Fifth generation · C27 | 2016–2022 | 1,911 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 4,500 | Uncommon | |
| Highway Star | 2,908 | Uncommon | |
| S-Hybrid | 2,250 | Uncommon | |
| Highway Star Hybrid | 323 | Scarce | |
| FX | 105 | Rare | |
| E Power | 98 | Rare | |
| Rider Autech | 35 | Rare | |
| Rider | 21 | Rare | |
| Autech | 4 | Rare |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 16,125 still registered, the Nissan Serena is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 102 Nissan models and 58th 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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