How many Nissan Terranos are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 694 on the road Built 1986-2002 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Japanese name for the first two generations of the Pathfinder. The 1986 original was a two-door four-wheel drive on Nissan's pick-up chassis, with four doors added later, powered by a V6 petrol or a 2.7 litre turbo diesel. The 1995 replacement moved to a one-piece body. It left the Japanese range in 2002.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1996: 1,557 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 11 |
| 1987 | 12 |
| 1988 | 44 |
| 1989 | 82 |
| 1990 | 318 |
| 1991 | 550 |
| 1992 | 539 |
| 1993 | 415 |
| 1994 | 348 |
| 1995 | 782 |
| 1996 | 1,557 |
| 1997 | 1,257 |
| 1998 | 399 |
| 1999 | 274 |
| 2000 | 110 |
| 2001 | 33 |
| 2002 | 3 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · WD21 | 1985–1995 | 2,319 | Uncommon |
| Second generation · R50 | 1995–2004 | 4,415 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3M | 2,336 | Uncommon | |
| R3M-R | 696 | Scarce | |
| Regulus | 617 | Scarce | |
| G3MR | 536 | Scarce | |
| Urban | 42 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6,734 still registered, the Nissan Terrano is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 17th of the 102 Nissan models and 130th 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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